The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options [Publication Details]

May 12, 2022 - In response to increasing prices across the economy—particularly fuel prices—the Legislature is contemplating a number of policies for providing fiscal relief to Californians. In this post, we identify key questions for the Legislature to consider when analyzing the merits of the options proposed by the Governor and in designing its own relief package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4597

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals [Publication Details]

May 10, 2022 - The Office of Planning and Research (OPR) is tasked by state law to support statewide planning and research activities. Among its many activities, the office has overseen certain higher education initiatives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4594

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - Certain Capital Projects Are Excluded From State Appropriations Limit (SAL). As we noted in our recent report The State Appropriations Limit , the California Constitution limits the amount of revenue the state can appropriate each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: April 1 - April 26 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 26, 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/644

Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 13, 2024 - The data come from the state ’s Metrc “track and trace ” system for licensed cannabis. In particular, the data reflect transactions that businesses identified as medicinal donations in calendar year 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4912

The 2020-21 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Mar 13, 2020 - Additionally, Hastings ’ employees participate in UC ’s employee health and pension programs. Hastings Is Receiving $59.5  Million Ongoing Core Funding in 2019 ‑20. Hastings receives almost three-fourths of its operational funding from student tuition and fee revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4201

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: March 1 - March 29 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 30, 2021 - Nonetheless, given the pace and severity of the shift in the state ’s economy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, tracking monthly withholding is a useful way to assess the state ’s evolving economic situation.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/636

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Child Welfare Funding California ’s Child Welfare System Is Funded by a Mix of Federal, State, and Local Funds. The state ’s diverse array of child welfare programs is funded by federal, state, and local funds, as illustrated by Figure  6 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - To receive its annual TANF grant, the state must spend a maintenance-of-effort (MOE) amount from state and local funds to provide services for families eligible for CalWORKs. This MOE amount is approximately $3  billion annually and can be spent directly on CalWORKs or other programs that meet federal requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - Background State Budget Condition State Faces Multiyear Deficits. As described in our December 2023 Fiscal Outlook and our January 2024 Overview of the Governor ’s Budget , we project ongoing General Fund operating deficits of roughly $30  billion per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890