Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Further, the difference between the CNI and the CA CPI ‑U and CA CPI ‑W is often large. Figure  2 shows differences between the proposed measures in each year since 1978. In about half of years, the CNI differed from the CA CPI ‑U and the CA CPI ‑W by at least 1  percentage point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

How Does the October Inflation Report Change Our Outlook? [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2022 - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased at an annual rate of 5.3 percent in October, compared to 7.7 percent over the last year. Similarly, “core” inflation (CPI-U excluding food and energy prices) increased at an annual rate of 3.3 percent in October, compared to 6.3 percent over the last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/760

Oversight of certain public benefit artificial intelligence (AI) companies. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - Civil penalties on covered co mpanies may be assessed as a percentage of annual gross revenue, beginning at 5 percent for initial violations and increasing to as much as 100 percent for violations that remain u ncured over specified time periods.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - Initially, under the measure, the Secretary of State would be required to develop a system that allows voters to cast a ballot over the internet u sing equipment at a voting location. The measure would impose a number of requirements on this system, including that voters be able to save incomplete ballots and return to finish and submit the ballot at a later date.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Applied and clinical research, which is mostly conducted by industry, u se that knowledge to develop and test treatments for specific medical conditions . The R &D process then continues through regulatory review and, finally, implementation —when new treatments reach patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

The 2026-27 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Mar 3, 2026 - Estimates of federal poverty guidelines for 2027 are based on the LAO Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI ‑U) projection. The 2027 federal poverty guidelines will not be finalized until fall 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5148

Why Has Income Tax Withholding Lagged, Despite Job Growth? [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2022 - Equity typically comes in the form of restricted stock u nits (RSUs), which employees earn as they stay with the company but have no value until the company goes public. For tax purposes, RSUs are treated as supplemental income and thus subject to withholding.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/759

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Alternatively, the Legislature could consider eliminating the proposed base increase for CS U altogether. This option makes the state ’s structural deficit more manageable to address, increases the chances that core programs could be sustained moving forward, and reduces pressure for a more significant reduction in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - This model would ( 1)  a ccount for differences in foster youth enrollment by SELPAs, ( 2)  b e easy to understand, ( 3)  u se reliable and easily updated data, and ( 4)  a void any inappropriate fiscal incentives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

Attorney compensation in certain civil lawsuits. [Ballot]

Nov 29, 2021 - On the other hand, court workload and costs could increase for cases that are u ltimately filed if the amount of time needed to process and resolve such cases increases. This could happen in a variety of ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-030