State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - Weekly benefit amounts could be set based on each worker ’s most recent tax return or other proof of income. In many cases, however, ineligible workers have no way to show prior earnings. This likely is true for undocumented workers who work informally and do not file income tax returns using an Individual Tax Identification Number.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 - To fund the benefits, employers pay a payroll tax on the first $7,000 of employee wages. The payroll tax rate is based on the employers “experience rating, ” in which the tax rate is higher for employers who have had many UI claims in the past and lower for employers with fewer claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - In particular, reductions in diesel sales tax revenues have reduced funding that supports STA. Gasoline excise taxes are also expected to be lower in 2020 ‑21 than previously predicted. However, Caltrans is able to maintain funding for its programs supported by these revenue sources because it has built up sufficient fund balances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

Building Permits Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Mar 11, 2021 - More than 80 percent of the units permitted in January came from Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and San Francisco counties. Despite its recent sharp drop in rents, San Franci sco recorded its biggest month in two years with 525 permits.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/633

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - Budget trailer legislation specifies that the state “consents ” to those previous city taxes but prohibits the state ’s share of revenues from being subject to any future local taxes, fees, or assessments without explicit statutory authorization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2021-22 Budget: LAO Preliminary Comments on the May Revision Medi-Cal Budget

May 21, 2021 - CalAIM, as proposed in January, would place new requirements on counties to initiate Medi ‑Cal enrollment, care coordination, and services for county inmates prior to their release from jail. These new requirements would take effect in January 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4436

The 2021-22 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 18, 2020 - Recent Data on Tax Collections and Expenditures Consistent With Economic Picture. Recent data on actual tax collections and program caseloads have been consistent with a more positive economic picture, especially among high ‑income Californians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4297

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - However, based on our understanding from county administrators and other stakeholders, we understand that applicants very rarely have such gifts applied against their income for eligibility purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - If the Legislature wants to make different decisions about this spending (without statutory changes or fund shifts), it can either: (1)  use the funds to make tax rebates and additional payments to schools, (2)  spend on other SAL-excluded purposes, or (3)  use the funds to reduce taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 28, 2020 - Many of the department ’s activities are conducted in partnership with county agricultural commissioners and county sealers of weights and measures. The Governor ’s budget proposes $ 589  m illion from various fund sources for support of CDFA in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4187