Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - In recent years, the state has processed between 500 and 800 claims annually, or roughly one ‑fifth of all incoming claims. This means current employer tax rates only reflect a small portion of claims submitted, masking the full fiscal effect to come.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - The tax is limited to 55 cents per $500 in property sale (or 0.11 percent). A city can opt to impose a documentary transfer tax of half that rate (that is, 27.5 cents per $500) when the property sale is within its boundaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-004

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - The tax is limited to 55 cents per $500 in property sale (or 0.11 percent). A city can opt to impose a documentary transfer tax of half that rate (that is, 27.5 cents per $500) when the property sale is within its boundaries.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-005

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - Since, 2010 ‑11, maximum cash grants for a family of three in a high ‑cost county increased over 70  percent (about $500). These increases were provided by both formula ‑driven and one ‑time increases to grant levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

California Student Aid Commission Spending Proposals Under Governor’s Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - (Certain implementation processes make reaching the exact appropriation level difficult.) c Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Grant Program. d Less than $500,000. e Provides $230,000 for Chief Information Security Officer position and $65,000 for employee compensation adjustments. f The 2021‑22 Budget Act appropriated $500 million General Fund for the Golden State Teacher Grant program to be spent annually from 2021‑22 through 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/958

Assessing The Recent Drop in Consumer Sentiment [EconTax Blog]

May 9, 2025 - Similarly, the S &P 500 stock market index fell just under 20 percent between February and April but recovered much of the losses by early May. Some of this stock market volatility came in response to the numerous actions taken by the Trump administration to enact and modify tariffs charged on imports from other countries, which has led to increased uncertainty about economic policies among consumers and businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/827

Assessing The Recent Drop in Consumer Sentiment [EconTax Blog]

May 9, 2025 - Similarly, the S &P 500 stock market index fell just under 20 percent between February and April but recovered much of the losses by early May. Some of this stock market volatility came in response to the numerous actions taken by the Trump administration to enact and modify tariffs charged on imports from other countries, which has led to increased uncertainty about economic policies among consumers and businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/827

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Second, SIB provides a deposit of $500 to first graders who are low income (as defined under the Local Control Funding Formula). First graders qualify for an additional $500 deposit if they are foster youth and an additional $500 deposit if they are experiencing homelessness (for a maximum deposit of $1,500).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - In March of 2004, on the heels of the dot ‑com bust, voters passed Proposition  58, which created the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA). In the 2006 ‑07 budget, the Legislature deposited $472  million into the BSA and in 2007 ‑08 deposited $1.5  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The state provided $500  million for a competitive grant program intended to improve college and career readiness. Specifically, the program is intended to increase the number of CTE ‑aligned pathways for high ‑wage, high ‑demand jobs that incorporate A ‑G course requirements and/or provide students with an opportunity to earn college credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021