The 2023-24 Budget: Higher Education Overview [Publication Details]

Jan 31, 2023 - In this brief, we provide an overview and initial analysis of the Governor’s higher education budget plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4664

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Figure 1 General obligation bond debt service 1,259 ‑2 — a Includes funding from contractors of the State Water Project that is continuously appropriated to the department. b Includes state conservancies, Coastal Commission, and other departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

Restrictions on certain oil drilling permits (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Other state agencies also have certain regulatory and oversight responsibilities over oil extraction in the state. The state collects an assessment fee on oil operations to cover its various oversight costs .
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-014

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education [Publication Details]

Nov 28, 2023 - This post summarizes overall Proposition 98 funding and K-12 education spending in the 2023-24 budget package. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4818

Public access to state and local government records (Amendment #1). [Ballot]

Sep 21, 2023 - Most state government entities are required to comply with the State Records Manag ement Act, which requires (1)  the Secretary of State (SOS) —and its State Archives Division (State Archives) —to approve record retention and destruction policies for each entity (which also incorporates any specific retention
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-015

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals [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/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - State Provided One ‑Time Funding to Support TK Expansion. Between 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23, the state provided a total of $1.2  billion in one ‑time General Fund to support TK expansion. These augmentations include: Facility Support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Newest Early Jobs Revision Shows No Net Job Growth During 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 15, 2023 - Each month our office publishes  the most recent state employment figures from the the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. State employment figures come from this monthly survey, which is based on a small sample of businesses in the state. 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/783

Newest Early Jobs Revision Shows No Net Job Growth During 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 15, 2023 - Each month our office publishes  the most recent state employment figures from the the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. State employment figures come from this monthly survey, which is based on a small sample of businesses in the state. 
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/783

Uptick in Unemployment Rate Triggered a Recession Indicator [EconTax Blog]

Oct 3, 2023 - The state ’s unemployment rate has moved upwards since last fall —climbing from 3.8 percent in August 2022 to 4.6 percent in August 2023. Given this increase, the state version of the Sahm Rule triggered first in March 2023 and continues to indicate recession conditions.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/786