A student’s right to a high-quality public education. [Ballot]

Dec 16, 2022 - About three-quarters of the total funding for K-12 education comes from an allotment of state General Fund and local property tax revenue that the Constitution requires to be set a side for public schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2022-007

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 18-May 22 [EconTax Blog]

May 22, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 18-May 22 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 18-May 22 May 22, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding this week was 9 percent below the comparable week last year, a comparable drop to the same week during the Great Recession.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/470

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 [EconTax Blog]

May 18, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 11-May 15 May 18, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding this week was 23 percent below the comparable week last year, a reversal from the previous week ’s gain.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/465

2021-22 “Big Three” Revenue Outlook Update: March 2022 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 28, 2022 - We currently project that there is a very good chance that collections from the state ’s “big three ” taxes —personal income, sales, and corporation taxes —will exceed the Governor ’s Budget assumption of $185 billion in 2021-22 by at least several billion dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/729

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 4-May 8 [EconTax Blog]

May 8, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 4-May 8 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: May 4-May 8 May 8, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding unexpectedly surged this week, but cumulative collections since March 23 remain somewhat below last year ’s level.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/463

Proposition 19 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Property taxes raise around $65  billion each year for these local governments. How Is a Property Tax Bill Calculated?   Each property owner ’s annual property tax bill is equal to the taxable value of their property multiplied by their property tax rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=19&year=2020

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 27-May 1 [EconTax Blog]

May 1, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 27-May 1 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 27-May 1 May 1, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Income tax withholding this week was nearly 30 percent below the comparable week last year, the steepest dropoff of any week since the pandemic started.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/460

Proposition 15 [Ballot]

Nov 3, 2020 - Property taxes apply to many kinds of property. Land and buildings are taxed. Businesses also pay property taxes on most other things they own. This includes equipment, machinery, computers, and furniture.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=15&year=2020

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 20-April 24 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 24, 2020 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 20-April 24 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 20-April 24 April 24, 2020 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: Weakness in income tax withholding continued this week, with collections experiencing a slightly steeper decline than they did during the comparable week of the Great Recession.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/458