The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - CalRecycle administers and provides oversight of the state ’s waste handling and recycling programs, which largely are managed at the local level by cities and counties. CalRecycle also implements several statewide programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for County Probation Departments [Publication Details]

Feb 2, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for County Probation Departments [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/4338

Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 1 - July 23 [EconTax Blog]

Jul 23, 2021 - Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 1 - July 23 [EconTax Blog] Income Tax Withholding Tracker: July 1 - July 23 July 23, 2021 Brian Uhler Bottom Line: California income tax withholding collections in July to date are 17.8 percent above July 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/679

U.S. Retail Sales Update: October 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 17, 2020 - U.S. retail sales grew modestly in October. Total sales January-October 2020 were just 0.1% below January-October 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/580

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - For example, Hacienda La Puente Adult School (Los Angeles County) charges $2,980 for a medical assistant program (which takes about a year to complete) compared to $600 at Visalia Adult School (Tulare County).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jan 12, 2022 - K-12 Funding by Source [EdBudget]     a Consists primarily of state pension payments on behalf of districts, state debt service on school facility bonds, non-Proposition 98 funding for the California State Preschool Program, and operational expenses of the California Department of Education. b Excludes funding for child care programs administered by the California Department of Social Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/588

An Update on California's Film Tax Credit Programs [EconTax Blog]

Jul 22, 2019 - FTB taxpayer compliance staff subsequently verifies tax credit claims with the CFC. Publically reported income tax statistics do not currently d ifferentiate between the different tax credit programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/388

Card Spending Update: October 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 12, 2020 - To do this, we use an index—a weighted average of different spending categories—designed to track movements in California’s sales tax base. In this post, we update the index to include October data and to incorporate data revisions for earlier months.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/577

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program

Mar 29, 2023 - CTC authorizes 60 public and private universities, along with 19 local educational agencies (primarily county offices of education), to administer teacher preparation intern programs. These programs allow individuals to be employed as a paid teacher in a local school and simultaneously take coursework toward a full credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4755

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - Diesel Sales Tax Reduction. The budget includes a one-year reduction in the diesel sales tax from 13  percent to roughly 9  percent beginning October 1, 2022. This reduction is intended to provide fiscal relief from high fuel costs to drivers and businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628