Proposed Changes in UC's Base Funding [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - A new governor will take office in 2027-28. a Reflects a deferred Year 4 base increase of $241 million and a Year 5 base increase of $254 million. b Reflects a deferred Year 4 increase of $31 million and a Year 5 increase of $30 million. c Reflects various small ongoing and one-time adjustments. d Reflects the restoration of a $125 million one-time reduction applied in 2024-25,
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/970

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch 42 40 a Funding in certain years may have been provided for a specific purpose. For example, some funding was designated for promoting fiscal equity among the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Cal Grant Recipients [EdBudget]

Jul 16, 2024 - For 2024-25, the enacted budget assumes Cal Grant spending will be $42 million lower than the May Revision estimates. No breakdown is available, however, regarding how that $42 million is spread across recipients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/883

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2024 Q3) [EconTax Blog]

Dec 3, 2024 - As shown in the figure below, this forecast is $42 million below the budget package assumption for 2024-25. Upcoming Tax Hike Under Current Law. The statute that eliminated the cultivation tax also requires the administration to increase the retail excise tax rate —currently 15 percent —effective July 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/817

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2024 Q3) [EconTax Blog]

Dec 3, 2024 - As shown in the figure below, this forecast is $42 million below the budget package assumption for 2024-25. Upcoming Tax Hike Under Current Law. The statute that eliminated the cultivation tax also requires the administration to increase the retail excise tax rate —currently 15 percent —effective July 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/817

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, providers in 42 counties (representing about one ‑third of the state ’s population) continue to be funded based on the SRR. These counties to tend to be located outside of the most expensive regions of the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - The use of online and other distance education at CCC remains significantly above pre-pandemic levels, accounting for an estimated 42  percent of full-time equivalent (FTE) students in fall 2024, compared to 17  percent in fall 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Overall, as a result of the federal COLA, the maximum SSI/SSP individual grants will increase by $28 (2.4  percent) and the maximum SSI/SSP couples grant will increase by $42 (2.1  percent) —as shown in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/4

The 2025-26 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure  5, with a grant increase of 0.2  percent, grants for all AU sizes in high-cost counties would equal between 42  percent and 46  percent of the FPL for a family one person larger than the AU size, and to slightly lower levels for families in lower-cost counties (from 2024 to 2025, FPL increased about 3  percent year over year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4969

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - For instance, between 1990 and 2020, the number of housing units in California ’s WUI grew from 3.6  million to 5.1  million (a 42  percent increase). Besides placing more people and structures in locations with higher wildfire risk, increased development and activity in the WUI can also raise the chance of human-caused fire ignitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952