The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Moreover, the scoring system uses several relevant m etrics to rank other projects (namely facility age and condition for modernization projects and enrollment and capacity for growth projects). Share of Funding Allocated Toward Modernization Projects Is Likely Too Low.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - However, because these decisions are typically internal to the administration and made after the budget is enacted, it is difficult for the Legislature to know what activities are affected and what programmatic implications that m ay have.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The lack of clarity could encourage LEAs to opt into the program right away, even if they are not prepared to begin implementing the m odel. Moreover, if the state does not allow LEAs to opt in for many years, some eligible schools may be locked out of the program for a long period of time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

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

Feb 10, 2026 - However, the Legislature could consider whether at least some funding to operate and staff the new museum could come from sources other than General Fund, such as admission fees (which the museu m currently does not charge), higher parking fees, and/or private funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Jan 20, 2026 - For example, some public benefit corporations commit their m issions to environmental sustainability, public health, or improving access to essential services. This applies only to companies that affirmatively elect to operate as public bene fit corporations.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-033

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 14, 2025 - The M OU between the state and CCPU also requires the convening of a Joint Labor Management Committee to meet monthly to provide recommendations by November 30, 2025 on the implementation of a single rate structure based on the alternative methodology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088