The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Health Care Access and Information

Feb 27, 2024 - In particular, the fund ’s revenues in 2022 ‑23, which primarily come from a tax on incomes over $1  million, are 21  percent lower than what was assumed in last year ’s budget. This lower level of revenues results in less funding available to the state and counties over the budget window and fewer resources in the fund ’s reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4860

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Support

Feb 27, 2024 - In March  2023, DSS issued a letter to counties updating the state ’s policies. The letter communicated a number of updates: Effective January 1, 2023, DSS instructs that counties shall no longer refer parents, whose children have been removed from the home and who are receiving child welfare services, to the state child support program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4861

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 26, 2024 - Los Angeles County child welfare services public health nurse program elimination ‑8 ‑8 Governor ’s budget proposes to eliminate funding for Los Angeles County ’s public health nurse early intervention pilot program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4855

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Beginning in 2026‑27, the Governor proposes to support the 18 positions with the Salton Sea Lithium Fund, which is anticipated to receive revenue from a lithium extraction tax in the coming years. Weigh Trade ‑Offs of Funding the Governor ’s Proposed Salton Sea Projects —Perhaps at a Partial Level —Against Other Budget Priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - For example, county law libraries —generally supported by a share of civil filing fees —provide free access to legal books and publications to county residents, State Bar members, and certain governmental officials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - Similar trade ‑offs would apply for any potential redirection from RMRA, which also funds state highway maintenance and rehabilitation projects, along with providing funds to cities and counties for local streets and roads and supporting several smaller programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

Evaluating Tax Policy Changes in the Governor's Budget [EconTax Blog]

Feb 22, 2024 - Evaluating Tax Policy Changes in the Governor's Budget [EconTax Blog] Ross Brown The Governor ’s budget includes a number of proposed tax policy changes. This post provides our assessment of those proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/797

Evaluating Tax Policy Changes in the Governor's Budget [EconTax Blog]

Feb 22, 2024 - Evaluating Tax Policy Changes in the Governor's Budget [EconTax Blog] Ross Brown The Governor ’s budget includes a number of proposed tax policy changes. This post provides our assessment of those proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/797

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ‑$493 ‑3.3% a Does not reflect anticipated increases in employee compensation costs because they are accounted for elsewhere in the budget. b Legislation approved as a part of the 2020 ‑21 budget package realigned responsibility for youths previously housed in state institutions to the counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - Shortfalls can occur as a result of colleges generating lower ‑than ‑budgeted enrollment fee revenue or local property tax revenue. The provisional budget language allows the Chancellor ’s Office to redirect unearned growth funds in this way after underlying apportionment data has been finalized, which occurs after the close of the fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853