A New Method For Current Year Revenue Forecasting [EconTax Blog]

Sep 20, 2021 - We then repeated this process for every year durin g the period 1990-91  through 2021-22. The results of this analysis are summarized in the graphic below.   Up-To-Date Data Improves Forecast Accuracy.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/696

The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities

Mar 2, 2021 - In order to ( 1)  e nsure that the Governor can access a reasonable amount of funding for emergencies, ( 2)  g ive the Legislature input into the level of funding available for emergency expenditures, and ( 3)  m inimize the chance that emergency spending will undermine the state budget structure or condition, we recommend establishing the total initial level of funding authorized each year for emergencies in the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - As of December 2022, there are 158 civil service state departments —91 are processing departments and 67 are non-processing departments. According to the CSPS IT project, the following number of processing departments are in each classification: 12 micro, 36 small, 36 medium, 5 large, and 3 mega.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature require CDCR to provide it with key information to inform its deliberations about whether the $91  million for separating employee leave cashout payments will be needed in 2029 ‑30 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for Child Welfare

May 24, 2024 - Passing only what is necessary this year would allow more time for the remaining stakeholder questions and policy issues to be worked out and give the Legislature the chance to assess whether the rates structure is in line with its vision for permanent CC R rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4909

Third Round of Federal Higher Education Relief Funding

May 3, 2021 - The list below shows the amounts allocated for base and supplemental funds by institution type. $36  billion (91  percent) for base funds to public and private nonprofit institutions. $396  million (1  percent) for base funds to private for-profit institutions. $3  billion (7.5  percent) for supplemental funds to minority-serving institutions. $198  million (0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4421

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - The law requires state entities to set a goal of awarding at least 3 percent of their annual contract value to service‑disabled veteran‑owned businesses. This is commonly known as the “3 percent participation goal.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2025 - As required by Chapter 80 of 2020 (SB 588, Archuleta), this brief reviews California’s Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) program. Specifically, it focuses on policies and practices designed to prevent program abuse and noncompliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5095

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - As of December 2024, roughly 91  percent of minor recipients had a paid provider —which is slightly higher, but close to, the utilization rate for the overall IHSS population. The Governor ’s budget includes roughly $47  million in 2024-25 and $49  million in 2025-26, for support of this policy change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - We apply this method to monthly CPS data from January 2022 through December 2023 to construct the estimates that appear in Figures 3 through 7 in the post Is California’s Minimum Wage High, Low, or Somewhere in Between?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4