Income Tax Withholding Tracker: 3/23 to 3/27 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 27, 2020 - Nonetheless, given the pace and possible severity of the shift in the state ’s economy resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, tracking weekly withholding is worthwhile as a way to assess the state ’s rapidly changing economic situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/446

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

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: 3/16 to 3/20 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 20, 2020 - Nonetheless, given the pace and possible severity of the shift in the state ’s economy resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, tracking weekly withholding is worthwhile as a way to assess the state ’s rapidly changing economic situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/443

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [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/4514

The 2022-23 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 2, 2022 - The state has full discretion over whether and how to provide increases to the SSP portion of the grant. Until 2011, the state had a statutory annual COLA. (Despite the state statutory COLA, there were many years prior to 2011 when the COLA was not provided due to budget constraints.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4514

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: June 1-June 25 [EconTax Blog]

Jun 25, 2021 - The final graph compares the state ’s year over year percent change in cumulative withholding in 2020-21 to the nation ’s withholding from the federal income tax, and shows that state collections have maintained a faster pace for months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/670

The 2024-25 Budget: The MCO Tax Package at May Revision

May 22, 2024 - Historically, the state has used the MCO tax to help pay for existing services in Medi-Cal. Using the tax in this way allowed the state to spend less money from the General Fund on Medi-Cal. When the Legislature notably increased the tax in 2023, however, it designated some of the associated revenue to increase funding for Medi-Cal and other health programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4905

Proposition 98 Funding Changes by Segment and Source [EdBudget]

May 17, 2024 - Proposition 98 Funding Changes by Segment and Source [EdBudget]     a Includes the portion of State Preschool funded through Proposition 98 and direct instructional services provided by state agencies. b Reflects the size of the deposit (+) or withdrawal (-) from the Proposition 98 Reserve established by Proposition 2 (2014).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/847

Examining California's Income Tax Withholding Growth by Sector [EconTax Blog]

Jun 9, 2021 - In contrast, manufacturing (which has 1.25 million employees in the state) is split among 21 different 3-digit NAICS codes, including the computer equipment and vehicles/aircraft subsectors that both made the top ten.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/662