The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - The first is CalFire Training Center (CFTC) ‑Ione, a state ‑owned facility in Amador County that historically has served as the primary training center for the department. The  second is CFTC ‑South, which is a leased facility in Riverside County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - The federal government has designated hundreds of areas in California ( for the most part, small subdivisions of counties) as having shortfalls of primary care, mental health, and dental providers. The state also has designated 38 out of 72 areas in California as having high or medium shortfalls of nurses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

The 2023-24 Budget: One-Time K-12 Spending Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Additionally, $3  million was provided for a lead county office of education (COE) to provide statewide professional development and technical assistance focused on effective literacy instruction in early grades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4688

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - County Participation Unclear. Receiving a waiver for expanded use of IMD treatment would reduce county behavioral health costs by drawing down additional federal funds. Given the requirements on counties to implement the demonstration project, however, whether there would be a net fiscal benefit is uncertain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Any time above 15 minutes is charged at a rate of 2.5  cents per minute for domestic calls and 7 cents per minute for international calls, plus applicable surcharges and taxes. Historically, these charges were paid by those receiving the calls from people in prison, such as their friends and family.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

U.S. Retail Sales Update: January 2023 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 15, 2023 - U.S. retail sales have grown 6.4 percent over the last 12 months, but have been flat after accounting for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/769

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - The mission of the office was expanded in 2020 to include representation in trial court indigent defense cases —which is in addition to the representation provided by county public defenders and indigent defense counsel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - According to UC, the Institute would be an independent research institute funded through a public ‑private partnership and classified for federal tax purposes as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Assessment

Feb 15, 2023 - The state could reform th e underlying tax structure to make it less volatile, which nearly certainly would involve reducing tax rates for higher ‑income earners. Or, the state could address volatility by building reserves —funds that can be saved during upswings and spent during downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4687

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - However, based on our understanding from county administrators and other stakeholders, we understand that applicants very rarely have such gifts applied against their income for eligibility purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678