The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - However, VA parties did not submit an initial VA memorandum of understanding to SWRCB until March  2022, and they continue to refine the proposal ’s details to this day. SWRCB also has indicated that the severe multiyear droughts that occurred in recent years strained its staff capacity to work on the Bay-Delta Plan updates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - In 2022-23, the state contributed about $2  billion (all funds) towards employee health premiums. Dental and Vision Insurance. The state pays the full premium cost for basic dental and vision benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - For context, the comparable revisions in the prior two budget cycles were $2  billion (2023 ‑24) and $2.7  billion (2022 ‑23). The increase is primarily driven by higher costs in the Medi ‑Cal program, which are projected to exceed January estimates by $10  billion over the three ‑year budget window: roughly $2  billion in 2024 ‑25 and $8  billion in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under the May Revision [EdBudget]

May 16, 2025 - Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under the May Revision [EdBudget]     a Excludes $938 million supplemental payment associated with Proposition 28 (2022). Beginning in 2024-25, this amount is folded into the Proposition 98 guarantee. b Chapter 27 of 2024 (SB 154, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) suspended the Proposition 98 guarantee and set forth this amount as the intended funding level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/962

Assessing The Recent Drop in Consumer Sentiment [EconTax Blog]

May 9, 2025 - California Labor Market Stagnant Since 2022 Amid Strong Revenue Growth. As we have noted elsewhere, recent strong state revenue growth has outpaced the broader economy. Over the past two years, the state workforce has grown slowly, with close to no net new jobs in 2025 .
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/827

Assessing The Recent Drop in Consumer Sentiment [EconTax Blog]

May 9, 2025 - California Labor Market Stagnant Since 2022 Amid Strong Revenue Growth. As we have noted elsewhere, recent strong state revenue growth has outpaced the broader economy. Over the past two years, the state workforce has grown slowly, with close to no net new jobs in 2025 .
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/827

Changes in California State Library General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

May 7, 2025 - These control sections relate to state operations reductions and the removal of vacant positions, respectively. b In 2022-23, the state provided $13 million for this initiative. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/929

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Citing previous court decisions, including the 2002 and 2022 appellate court decisions, CSM also concluded that local governments in the Santa Ana case lacked sufficient authority to raise fees during the historic period and that SB  231 did not apply retroactively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - The performance payment compares a county ’s most recent annual county felony supervision failure-to-prison rates with the county ’s average failure-to-prison rates in 2021, 2022 and 2023 —known as the baseline rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - After allocating surpluses totaling over $100  billion across 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23, the Legislature has addressed cumulative budget problems of $82  billion in the years since. Budget problems are also likely to persist for the foreseeable future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028