Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Nov 12, 2025 - Late-June Final Budget Agreement: Chapters 5, 6, 9, and 77 Retains most aspects of the CCC Proposition 98 legislative package. Makes some changes to one-time funding, including reinstating funding for the Governor ’s CTE proposals to May Revision levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1024

Comparing Middle Class Scholarships at Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - Comparing Middle Class Scholarships at Governor's Budget and May Revision [EdBudget] 77 Note: Data for 2024-25 and 2025-26 are estimates. a Though the budget plan included $527 million for the program, CSAC anticipated spending $519 million in 2025-26 under its October 2024 estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/973

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Nov 5, 2025 - Proposes $77 million augmentation for MCS in 2024-25 in response to a large increase in recipients. Mid-June Legislative Package: Chapter 4 Shifts a smaller amount of funding ($233 million) from community colleges to schools than proposed at the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/992

UC Federal Grants and Contracts for Medical Care, R&D, and Other Purposes [EdBudget]

Feb 21, 2026 - The amounts in this row reflect federal allowances (or reimbursements) for indirect expenditures on research facilities and administration, formally known as Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs. g Reflects expenditures to operate and manage DOE national laboratories. h Includes grants and contracts for various other purposes, including instruction and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1047

California Housing Affordability Tracker (4th Quarter 2025) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - This dramatic increase has created a stark divide: as of September 2025, 77 percent of California homeowners had mortgage rates below 5 percent, while new buyers face the much higher rate. For an existing homeowner, the financial cost of selling their home with a low-rate mortgage and buying a new one at today 's rates is significant.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/793

California Housing Affordability Tracker (4th Quarter 2025) [EconTax Blog]

Jan 24, 2024 - This dramatic increase has created a stark divide: as of September 2025, 77 percent of California homeowners had mortgage rates below 5 percent, while new buyers face the much higher rate. For an existing homeowner, the financial cost of selling their home with a low-rate mortgage and buying a new one at today 's rates is significant.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/793

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

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The vast majority of child care providers reported they were serving fewer children compared to before the pandemic and 77  p ercent of open providers reported they experienced a loss of income from families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

New Workload and Funding for the California Department of Education (CDE) [EdBudget]

Dec 2, 2025 - Of this funding, $854,000 is available on a one-time basis in 2025-26 and $1.1 million is available in 2026-27 through 2029-30. h Of this funding, $328,000 is available on a one-time basis and $164,000 is available ongoing.   
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1015

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The state has allocated $11  million annually since 2016 ‑17 ($77  million to date) for “equity grants ” to help close disparities in spending. As part of the 2021 ‑22 spending plan, the state also required DDS to contract with a research entity to evaluate the effectiveness of these grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683