Comparing Taxes on Cannabis to Taxes on Other Products in California

Dec 17, 2019 - Many cities and counties levy cannabis taxes. Most of these taxes are ad valorem taxes on sales made by cannabis businesses. Another common type of local tax is a unit-based tax on the total square footage of the plant canopy grown by cultivators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4123

A Key Interaction Between Sales Taxes and Other Taxes on Cannabis Retailers

Dec 17, 2019 - Many cities levy a “business tax ” or “business license tax ” that applies to a wide range of businesses, including cannabis businesses. The tax rate generally is a specified percentage of sales, also known as gross receipts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4124

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - Weight ‑Based: Tax Sale or Transfer to First Distributor and Collect Tax From First Distributor. The only practical opportunities to weigh cannabis plants occur early in the supply chain, around the time of sale or transfer from the cultivator to the first distributor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

Chronic Dialysis Clinics [Ballot]

Dec 13, 2019 - For example, CDPH might consider the CDC ’s financial resources; how a closure or service reduction would affect the community (including how the CDC would ensure patients have uninterrupted dialysis care); and evidence t he CDC or its governing entity attempted to sell, lease, or transfer the CDC to another company that would provide dialysis services.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-025

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - For example, OPR ’s statewide Annual Planning Survey found in 2018 t hat 60  p ercent of responding cities and counties have plans or strategies to adapt to the impacts of climate change. (This survey did not ask about SLR specifically.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121

Interim Evaluation of Community College Basic Skills Transformation Grants

Dec 5, 2019 - The legislation ( 1)  m ade transferable college ‑level courses the default placement for students, ( 2)  r equired the use of high school coursework and/or grades in making placement decisions, and ( 3)  s et expectations that students complete transferable college ‑level math and English coursework within one academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4120

Proposed statutory initiative related to consumer privacy. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - Under the measure, each fiscal year after offsetting the state court and DOJ costs, 91  percent of remaining funds would be invested by the State Treasurer with any interest or earnings transferred to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-021

Stem cell research. [Ballot]

Dec 2, 2019 - Under this procedure, the bone marrow of a donor (which contains stem cells) is transferred to another patient to replenish lost blood cells, typically due to certain types of cancer. Scientists are researching the use of stem cells to treat many other diseases and health conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-022

The 2020-21 Budget: Cal Grant Cost Estimates

Nov 21, 2019 - Recent high school graduates and transfer students under age 28 who meet the above financial and academic criteria are entitled to Cal Grants. Students ineligible for entitlement awards —typically older students who have been out of school for at a least a few years —compete for a fixed number of Cal Grant awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4114

Fiscal Outlook: Focus on Revenues [EconTax Blog]

Nov 20, 2019 - Changes in Transfers Result in Higher Revenues. Transfers into and out of the General Fund to other state funds are shown as revenues. Relative to June, we estimate the state will deposit less in constitutionally required transfers into the Budget Stabilization Account (the state ’s main reserve fund) in 2018-19 and 2019-20.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/414