California Community Colleges Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jan 17, 2023 - This latter amount reflects the Governor's proposal to delay one-third of remaining funding until 2024-25, with each segment's remaining allotment adjusted accordingly. b Difference of less than $500,000.    
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/682

Funding for students attending private schools. [Ballot]

Nov 2, 2023 - For example, if 300,000 public school students (about 5  percent) moved to private schools, state spending on this program would increase by more than $5  billion. If 1.5  million students (about 25  percent) moved to private schools, spending for this program would increase nearly $26  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-026

Enacted Budget Shifts $3.2 Billion in Higher Education Capital Projects From Cash to Debt Financing [EdBudget]

Sep 13, 2023 - Community college districts may issue local revenue bonds or wait for a state financing alternative to be developed as part of the 2024-25 budget process. Beginning in 2023-24, the state provides ongoing General Fund augmentations to cover estimated debt service costs (that is, it provides the amounts shown in this column). c Under the final budget agreement, UC
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/789

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - Finally, the budget package includes language that would make various changes affecting the board beginning in 2024-25, contingent on sufficient General Fund resources to support the changes being provided in the 2024-25 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - Commits Out-Year GGRF Revenues. In addition to using the full $861  million of discretionary GGRF revenues to backfill proposed ZEV and AB  617 program General Fund reductions in 2023-24, the Governor also proposes using $414  million annually in future GGRF discretionary funds to backfill proposed cuts to intended General Fund for ZEV programs in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

New Workload and Funding for the California Department of Education (CDE) [EdBudget]

Aug 1, 2022 - Beginning in 2024-25, item will be reduced to four positions and $612,000 ongoing.e. Beginning in 2024-25, item will be reduced to five positions and $769,000 ongoing. CCEE= California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, SB = Senate Bill, AB = Assembly Bill, and IT = information technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/658

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - This year-to-year increase in General Fund reflects a much faster rate of cost growth relative to prior budget estimates. The main reason for the year-to-year General Fund cost increase is the anticipated ramp down of temporary increases to federal Medicaid funds (largely associated with the public health emergency) that were used to offset General Fund costs in the IHSS program in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2021-22 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Feb 22, 2021 - According to the website “Law School Transparency, ” the average Hastings ’ graduate spends 24  p ercent of his or her first ‑year income to repay student debt, whereas the burden for UC law school graduates ranges between 13  p ercent and 21  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4383

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - As part of the 2021-22 Budget Act , the state established a five-year plan to reform service provider rates and rate setting, including implementing a quality incentive program. The spending plan includes an augmentation of $159.1  million General Fund to accelerate this reform, with budget-related legislation further requiring rate reform to be implemented fully a year earlier than initially budgeted —by July  2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/1

U.S. Retail Sales Update: February 2024 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 14, 2024 - Retail Sales Update: February 2024 [EconTax Blog] U.S. Retail Sales Update: February 2024 March 14, 2024 Seth Kerstein Today the U.S. Census Bureau released preliminary estimates of nationwide retail sales in February 2024 and revised estimates for January 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/802