The 2023-24 Budget: May Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

May 13, 2023 - The bulk of this decline is attributable to the personal income tax. For 2023-24, our forecast anticipates big three revenues will remain flat, with weakness shifting from the personal income tax to sales and corporation taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/774

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion [Publication Details]

May 5, 2023 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal to expand the Whole Child Model to additional counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4767

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - For example, 22 counties have what is known as the “County Organized Health System ” (COHS) model, whereby generally only one county-formed managed care plan participates in Medi-Cal. These counties are collectively served by six public managed care plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate [Publication Details]

May 2, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4766

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - County of Los Angeles Redistricting. Prior to the 2020 redistricting cycle, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles established and approved new supervisor districts every ten years. In other words, Los Angeles County had not opted to establish its own independent redistricting commission as allowed by Chapter  784.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766

Whether or Not to Tap Reserves to Solve Estimated Budget Problem Emerges as Key Fiscal Decision Facing California’s Legislature

Apr 19, 2023 - A final complication is the state ’s conformity to the federal Internal Revenue Service rule change that, as a response to the January floods, delayed the 2022 tax filing deadline to October from April.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4762

The 2023-24 Budget: California State Library

Apr 19, 2023 - In California, local public libraries can be operated by counties, cities, special districts, or joint powers authorities. Usually the local government operator designates a central library to coordinate activities among all the library branches within a jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4761

U.S. Retail Sales Update: March 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 14, 2023 - U.S. retail sales have grown 1.9 percent over the last 3 months and 2.9 percent over the last 12 months. Sales have grown faster than inflation over the last 3 months but slower than inflation over the last 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/773

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program

Mar 29, 2023 - CTC authorizes 60 public and private universities, along with 19 local educational agencies (primarily county offices of education), to administer teacher preparation intern programs. These programs allow individuals to be employed as a paid teacher in a local school and simultaneously take coursework toward a full credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4755

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - The remainder of the allocation is calculated based on the county ’s share of California households, as a proportion of either all rural counties or all urban counties, without access to broadband with at least 100  Mbps download speed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747