Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Proposition  98 funding comes from the state General Fund and certain local property tax revenues. Most Proposition  98 funding is provided to community colleges through “apportionments, ” which is general ‑purpose funding used to pay for instruction and other core operating costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

U.S. Retail Sales: May 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 16, 2020 - May 2020 U.S. retail sales show significant rebound from April decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/481

Tax Expenditure Evaluation [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2023 - Tax Expenditure Evaluation [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/4690

State and local government tax rules. [Ballot]

Nov 22, 2021 - Local Government Taxes and Fees. The largest local government tax is the property tax, which raises roughly $75  billion annually. Other local taxes include sales taxes, utility taxes, and hotel taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-026

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - As part of the 2022 ‑23 budget package, the state eliminated the cannabis cultivation tax, which provided roughly one ‑fifth of Proposition  64 tax revenue. Recognizing the resulting fiscal risk, the budget package also established a target funding level for programs that receive Proposition  64 revenues (the “2020 ‑21  baseline ”) and included provisions intended to keep funding from falling below that target.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - Background Property Taxes and Income Tax Credits   Local Governments Collect Property Taxes From Property Owners.  California local governments —cities, counties, schools, and special districts —levy property taxes on property owners.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-032

New Inflation Poses Not So New Budget Risk

Dec 15, 2022 - This means that a portion of any inflation created by the tax rebate program will be exported to the rest of the U.S. Once dissipated across the nearly $26  trillion U.S. economy, California ’s $9.5  billion in tax refunds represent, at most, a trivial contribution to broader inflationary pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4653

U.S. Retail Sales: April 2020 [EconTax Blog]

May 18, 2020 - Although these data are not specific to California, they can help us understand the likely effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on revenues from the sales and use tax, a key state and local revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/466

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Medi-Cal Budget [Publication Details] Description: This brief provides an overview of the Governor’s proposed budget for Medi-Cal, assesses the administration’s assumptions on caseload and COVID-19-related policies, and analyzes the Governor’s managed care organization tax proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4675

Housing affordability and property taxes. [Ballot]

Nov 12, 2021 - Background Property Taxes and Income Tax Credits   Local Governments Collect Property Taxes From Property Owners.  California local governments —cities, counties, schools, and special districts —levy property taxes on property owners.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-023