The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details]

Nov 18, 2020 - The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges [Publication Details] The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges Format: HTML Description: This report provides our fiscal outlook for schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4298

The 2022-23 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 9, 2022 - The remaining 25  percent will be available (through a noncompetitive allocation to counties and tribes, separate from the RFA) to preserve facilities that serve the prioritized populations. The preservation funding will include $55  million for a capitalized operating subsidy reserve —for facilities running operating deficits —for use up to five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4521

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2020 - The budget plan provides $7.2  million from the Oil Gas Geothermal Administrative Fund in 2020 ‑21 ($4.8  million ongoing) and authority for 25 positions to strengthen oversight and enforcement of oil and gas operators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4275

How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - For example, state cannabis tax revenue in the first half of calendar year 2019 was roughly twice as large as revenue in the first half of calendar year 2018 —a 100  p ercent increase. This strong revenue growth occurred while state cannabis tax rates remained constant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

Tracking Changes in Proposition 98 Funding [EdBudget]

Jan 10, 2019 - True-Up Account: The 2018-19 budget plan created the Proposition 98 true-up account to adjust school funding automatically when the minimum guarantee drops relative to previous estimates. The Governor's budget proposes to rescind the true-up account and address each year differently.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/203

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - Another way to reduce smoke exposure is to make indoor spaces —such as individual homes, workplaces, schools, or community centers —cleaner . This can be accomplished by taking a variety of actions aimed at reducing the amount of smoke that travels into buildings and filtering the indoor air.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2020-21 Budget: Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 20, 2019 - In total, we estimate that the amount the state pays for debt service from the General Fund will grow from $5.7  billion in the current year to $6.4  billion in 2023 ‑24. Our projections do not include any additional debt service costs for new bonds that might be authorized by the voters or the Legislature during the forecast period, such as Proposition  13, a $15  billion general obligation bond for schools scheduled for the March  2020 election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4118

Statutory initiative that would establish a statewide vote to express the intent of California voters to seek independence from the United States of America. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2020 - Calls for Voters to Respond to a Question on Independence in November 2024. This measure calls for voters to consider a question related to independence on November 5, 2024 —a date when a statewide election is scheduled to be held.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2020-001

Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: April 19-April 25 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 30, 2020 - Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: April 19-April 25 [EconTax Blog] Weekly Unemployment Claims Update: April 19-April 25 April 30, 2020 Chas Alamo Unemployment claims are a   useful indicator  of the health of the state’s economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/459

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget provides $18.6 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects. This is a decrease of $1.2 billion, or 6 percent, below the revised 2022-23 spending level. A large portion of this reduction is due to the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4805