The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Tax Changes

Oct 5, 2020 - Businesses may earn credits if they take actions the state wants to encourage, such as spending money on research and development. Tax credits reduce a business ’s tax bill directly, on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4270

Comparing Hastings Core Funding Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/379

The 2020-21 Budget: U-Visa I-918 Form Mandate [Publication Details]

Mar 4, 2020 - State law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new state-reimbursable mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandates should be repealed, funded, suspended, or modified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4192

The 2020-21 Budget: Medical Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - In 2015 ‑16, the state provided $1. 9  m illion ongoing General Fund for the program. The authorizing legislation —Chapter   2 o f 2016 (A B  133 , Committee on Budget) —stated that the program should enroll 48 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4166

The 2020-21 Budget: Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 20, 2019 - This decline in the DSR occurred for a variety of reasons, including rebounding General Fund revenues, refinancing of existing debt due to low interest rates, and state policies shifting some state debt costs from the General Fund to special funds —such as in transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4118

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: August 9 - August 15 [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2020 - After accounting for self-employement claims, discussed below, the total number of workers receiving unemployment benefits in the state reached a new peak of 4.8 million last week. Self-Employment Continued Claims Rise to 1.4 Million This Week.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/526

The 2021-22 Budget: Nutrition Access Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 4, 2021 - This handout highlights California's major nutrition access programs, related federal and state actions in response to COVID-19, and the Governor's CalFresh-related proposals in the 2021-22 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4346

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - State law establishes other requirements about what types of RECs may be used to comply (such as a maximum percent of RECs from renewable energy that was generated in other states, but not delivered to California).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - State Budgets for Stage 1 Differently Than Stages 2 and 3. The funding provided for all three stages of CalWORKs child care is determined annually in the state budget process. For Stage 1 child care, the state provides the Department of Social Services an appropriation for the county single allocation block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

Update on School District Budgets [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2020 - This post provides an update on the fiscal condition of California’s school districts as the state begins the process for developing its 2021-22 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4301