The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Eliminating these out ‑year augmentations would reduce projected state deficits in 2027 ‑28 and 2028 ‑29 without requiring programmatic cuts or tax increases. Rather than making commitments in advance, the Legislature could determine each year how much ongoing support it can afford to provide UC in light of overall fiscal conditions and competing budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Eliminating these out ‑year augmentations would reduce projected state deficits in 2027 ‑28 and 2028 ‑29 without requiring programmatic cuts or tax increases. Rather than making commitments in advance, the Legislature could determine each year how much support it can afford to provide CSU in light of overall fiscal conditions and competing budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Eliminating planned one ‑time spending generally is less disruptive than cutting support for base, ongoing programs. However, nearly all of this one ‑time funding has now been spent or committed to specific projects and thus cannot easily be pulled back.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Despite projecting a $27  billion deficit in 2027 ‑28, the administration has only the one proposal to reduce higher education spending —cutting MCS award coverage in half. In contrast to the Cal Grant program, MCS does not require students to meet financial need criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - Were the markets to drop considerably, budget problems would be tens of billions of dollars larger, necessitating even deeper cuts and/or tax increases. These challenges would not be short-lived either.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q3) [EconTax Blog]

Dec 2, 2025 - The main reason for this difference is the tax cut noted above. Our forecast assumes that the market-expanding effects of the tax cut will offset only a small share of the forgone tax revenue.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/844

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update (2025 Q3) [EconTax Blog]

Dec 2, 2025 - The main reason for this difference is the tax cut noted above. Our forecast assumes that the market-expanding effects of the tax cut will offset only a small share of the forgone tax revenue.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/844

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Next, we discuss a number of cross-cutting issues that affect departments in both agencies, including Proposition  4, budget reductions, and spending from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). We then discuss individual departments that had notable budget changes within each of the two agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - This post begins by providing an overview of total spending for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). Next, we discuss a number of cross-cutting issues that affect departments in both agencies, including Proposition 4, budget reductions, and spending from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5080

UC Spending Proposals Under Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - The administration also modified the methodology for applying the cut by excluding debt service costs from the calculation. This approach is consistent with the methodology the administration used to calculate the base reduction for CSU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/956