The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - The administration also proposed $100  million in last-mile project grant funding be delayed from 2024 ‑25 to 2026 ‑27, as well as $250  million from the LLRF be reduced across two fiscal years —$150  million in 2024 ‑25 and $100  million in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - This fee has not kept up with department costs, and even at the proposed level ($50 —a 100  percent increase), is well below inflation. (Depending on how inflation is adjusted for, the inflation-adjusted level for this fee would be between $246 to $380.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Classify each processing department based on its total estimated number of FTEs (including from non-processing departments) into one of five classifications: (1) “micro ” with 25-100 FTEs, (2) “small ” with 101-800 FTEs, (3) “medium ” with 801-8,000 FTEs, (4) “large ” with 8,001-17,000 FTEs, and (5) “mega ” with 17,001 or more FTEs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - In addition, each applicant must propose to do one of the following: (1)  create 500 new full-time jobs, (2)  make an investment of at least $10  million, or (3)  create jobs or make an investment in a high-poverty or high-unemployment area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - California has seven agencies, which collectively oversee more than 100 departments, boards, commissions, and other entities. Figure  1 shows that these seven agencies and the entities under their supervision vary significantly by budget and staffing size.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - The Governor ’s budget reflects the proposed delay of $100  million General Fund in last ‑mile project grant funding available through the CASF FFA in 2024 ‑25 by increasing the total planned allocation in 2026 ‑27 by $100   million —from $150  million to $250  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - The remaining include 11 droughts (4  percent), 9 earthquakes (3  percent), and 6 energy and 6 health emergencies (2  percent each), as well as 5 freeze and 5 wind ‑related emergencies (2  percent each).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - Updated materials provided by the department in March  2025 indicate that DRE is expecting to spend less than originally projected on state operations by about $5  million in 2024-25 and about $3  million in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2025 - These include: (1) remove extended encumbrance and expenditure deadlines; (2) add a notification period for the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to review final project documentation for the proposed Integrated Case Management System / Integrated Data Management IT project; (3) require the California Department of Technology to publish oversight reports every other month; and, (4) require EDD to provide quarterly legislative meetings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - These include: (1)  disability insurance, short-term wage replacement for workers who are injured outside of work (and therefore not covered by workers ’ compensation insurance); (2)  paid family leave, short-term wage replacement for workers to bond with new children or care for ailing family members; and (3)  unemployment insurance, the state-federal wage replacement program for workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985