The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - Spending-related solutions (including both school and community college spending and other spending) total $48  billion and represent nearly 90  percent of the total solutions. Spending-related solutions include reductions, fund shifts, delays, and reversions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - Human Services: Discretionary Spending Proposals in the 2021 ‑22 Budget Package General Fund (In Millions) Expand APS to older adults aged 60 and over and enhance services — Fund county costs associated with CalFresh simplifcations — Augment CFAP monthly benefits to their maximum per household size $24 Expand CFAP benefits to some previously ineligible immigrants — Augment CFAP benefits by 15
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - This would have the effect of reducing state General Fund costs by about $90  million to $100  million in 2024 ‑25. Maximizing Savings in the Multiyear The main benefit of this alternative is that it would help address the state ’s multiyear deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

The 2021-22 Budget: The Governor’s Proposition 2 Proposals

Apr 26, 2021 - Specifically, under our estimates, 10  percent of historical scenarios are below the Department of Finance ’s (DOF ’s) forecast and 90  percent of scenarios are above DOF ’s forecast for 2021 ‑22. That is, although the state has historically underestimated capital gains revenues, the data to date suggest the state is unlikely to do so with the Governor ’s budget estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4418

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - Chapter  878 of 2022 (SB  951, Durazo) increases the weekly benefit amount for the state ’s PFL and DI programs to 70  percent of recent wages for most workers and to 90  percent of recent wages for lower-income workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The budget package increases the amount of film tax credits the state can annually allocate by $90   million —from $330  million to $420   million —for fiscal years 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23. The California Film Commission competitively awards tax credits of up to 25  percent of certain production expenses, such as crew wages and post-production costs, to motion picture production companies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452