The 2023-24 Budget: Assessment of Covered California Budget Solution [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2023 - This post provides background on state and federal premium subsidies for Covered California before providing an overview and assessment of the Governor’s proposed budget solution regarding the California Premium Subsidy program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4681

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update: May 2023 [EconTax Blog]

May 23, 2023 - To avoid charging the same tax twice, the state allows retailers to claim credits for such pre-2023 tax payments. The $104 million net revenue number results from a gross tax liability of $129 million, combined with $25 million of credits for taxes already paid.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/776

Proposition 29 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - Proposition 29 Could Increase Health Care Costs for State and Local Governments. Under the proposition, state Medi-Cal costs, and state and local employee and retiree health insurance costs, could increase due to: Owners and operators negotiating higher payment rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=29&year=2022

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals [Publication Details] Description: This brief provides our analysis of a proposal seeking court-specific resources for the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Program and a proposal to address the solvency of the State Court Facilities Construction Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4673

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - According to a 2021 survey by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Californians accrued more than $300  million in drinking water arrearages. In addition, the state ’s wastewater providers estimated arrearages could total several hundred million dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/7

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - In exploring options, the state will want to work with the federal government to ensure the state remains in compliance with CCDF rules. While Maintaining Some Form of Reimbursement Flexibility for Voucher ‑Based Program Has Merit … The reimbursement flexibility enacted during COVID allowed voucher ‑based providers to receive more predictable child care payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 16, 2022 - In this report, we anticipate the state will have a $24 billion budget problem to solve in the upcoming fiscal year and operating deficits declining from $17 billion to $8 billion over the multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4646

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - Specifically, this post first summarizes budget actions within the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program and Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) program. This post then describes aging-related budget ac tions in other state programs and departments and summarizes progress made in the 2022-23 budget to implement the policy goals and recommendations included in the Master Plan for Aging (MPA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/5

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - The state could choose to pass through a greater amount of payments (up to the full amount of the child support payment); however, the federal government would require the state to backfill the amount of the pass-through payment that would have otherwise gone to reimburse the f ederal share of CalWORKs recoupment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/6

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - Proposed California State Payroll System Information Technology Project The State Controller ’s Office (SCO) and the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) are currently planning a replacement for the state ’s legacy payroll system —the proposed California State Payroll System (CSPS) information technology (IT) project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626