The Local Control Funding Formula for School Districts and Charter Schools

Jan 9, 2023 - Prior to this change, districts could use unspent supplemental and concentration grant funding in subsequent years for any educational  purpose. Use of Concentration Grant Funding for Staffing at High Needs Schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4661

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 1-June 25 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 25, 2021 - The first graph shows that withholding payments through 19 collection days  (25 calendar days)  in June 2021 are up 24.8 percent from the first 19 collection days in June 2020, when the state economy was still reeling from the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/670

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - The most notable increase (alone comprising 25  percent of the growth in overall spending over the period) was for specialty diabetes and weight loss drugs (known as Glucagon ‑Like Peptide ‑1, or GLP ‑1, agonists).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

May Revision Proposes to Reduce CSU Funding in 2024-25, Approach for 2025-26 Is Needlessly Complex [EdBudget]

May 17, 2024 - The amount shown for 2025-26 is an estimate provided by the Department of Finance, reflecting 7.95 percent of CSU's 2024-25 base funding as of Governor's budget. c The May Revision includes $5.5 million to implement recent legislation that expanded eligibility for a tuition fee waiver applying primarily to the dependents of certain veterans. d In addition to the
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/862

May Revision Proposes to Reduce UC Funding in 2024-25, Approach for 2025-26 Is Needlessly Complex [EdBudget]

May 17, 2024 - May Revision Proposes to Reduce UC Funding in 2024-25, Approach for 2025-26 Is Needlessly Complex [EdBudget]        a The May Revision proposes a 7.95 percent reduction to state operations for most state departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/861

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Effective July 1, 2024, Unit 10 members who have 17 years of state service would receive a payment of 2  percent of base salary and employees with 18 or more years of service would receive 3  percent of base salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - Accordingly, there are no available projections of the total PRCS population in 2024 ‑25. However, as shown in Figure  1, the PRCS population has declined substantially in recent years, reaching levels comparable to 2016, which was the year before Proposition  57 implementation began.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

Annual Revision to Monthly Jobs Survey Shows Far Fewer Job Gains in 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 21, 2025 - Annual Revision to Monthly Jobs Survey Shows Far Fewer Job Gains in 2024 [EconTax Blog] Annual Revision to Monthly Jobs Survey Shows Far Fewer Job Gains in 2024 March 21, 2025 Chas Alamo Federal Officials Rebench Monthly Jobs Figures Each Year to Match Payroll Records.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/825

Annual Revision to Monthly Jobs Survey Shows Far Fewer Job Gains in 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 21, 2025 - Annual Revision to Monthly Jobs Survey Shows Far Fewer Job Gains in 2024 [EconTax Blog] Annual Revision to Monthly Jobs Survey Shows Far Fewer Job Gains in 2024 March 21, 2025 Chas Alamo Federal Officials Rebench Monthly Jobs Figures Each Year to Match Payroll Records.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/825

Annual Tuition and Fees by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

Jan 21, 2024 - Tuition and fee charges for continuing students remain at the levels set in the year the student first enrolled at UC. d For 2024-25, we assume campus fees increase on average by 5 percent. UC amount reflects average for undergraduate, with graduate students charged less on average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/813