Income Tax Withholding Tracker: September 1 - September 24 [EconTax Blog]

Sep 24, 2021 - Through the 25th, federal withholding was up 19.6 percent from last year, somewhat below the state ’s pace.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/702

State Library Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 23, 2024 - State Library Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget] $110,071 $86,905 a The May Revision modifies a Governor's budget proposal by converting a reduction associated with sweeping vacant positions (across state agencies) from being one time to ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/859

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - Background Major Federal and State Broadband Infrastructure Programs and Projects Underway. In recent years, the state has initiated a few significant programs related to broadband, in part due to funding provided by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

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

Sep 7, 2021 - Through the 25th, federal withholding was up 18.9 percent from last year, slightly below the state ’s pace.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/692

The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - The State Constitution ’s balanced budget provision prohibits the state from enacting a negative SFEU balance for the upcoming fiscal year, in this case, 2024-25. While historically the state mostly has enacted SFEU balances between $1  billion and $4  billion, the Legislature can choose to set the balance at any level above zero.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902

May Revision Proposes to Reduce UC Funding in 2024-25, Approach for 2025-26 Is Needlessly Complex [EdBudget]

May 17, 2024 - May Revision Proposes to Reduce UC Funding in 2024-25, Approach for 2025-26 Is Needlessly Complex [EdBudget]        a The May Revision proposes a 7.95 percent reduction to state operations for most state departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/861

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Alternatively, the Legislature could decide that federally funded emergency grants are sufficient in size and instead repurpose the proposed state funds for other one ‑time priorities (such as paying down additional deferrals or providing more pension relief to districts).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - Under the current MOU, any amount of the 2019 ‑20 Unit 5 salary increase above 3  percent was redirected as an employee contribution towards pension benefits. This contribution was in addition to what the state and employees otherwise would contribute to the pension system, meaning that the contribution was a supplemental pension contribution that paid down unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements [Publication Details]

Jan 4, 2024 - Legislation approved in 2018 established a long-term urban water use efficiency framework to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life,” creating new requirements for urban retail water suppliers across the state. This report responds to a requirement that our office assess implementation of the framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4823

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Even Modest Water Savings Could Help With Resilience, but Will Depend on How the State Manages Those Savings. SWRCB estimates the state could conserve about 440,000  acre ‑feet of water annually at full implementation, which represents about 1  percent of total state water use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823