California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage California ’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage California ’s Minimum Wage Overall Statewide Minimum Wage $16 Per Hour. Over the last decade, two statutes —Chapter  351 of 2013 (AB  10, Alejo) and Chapter  4 of 2016 (SB  3, Leno) —gradually have increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Three Ways to Assess the Minimum Wage Is the current $16 per hour statewide minimum wage high, low, or somewhere in between? Over the last decade, California ’s nominal minimum wage has doubled from $8 per hour to $16 per hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - When we reviewed this issue in The 2015‑16 Budget: Cigarette Tax and Licensing Programs , we did not find this argument compelling. We recommended that the Licensing Program be funded exclusively through license fees, which is how it is funded today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced an award of “up to $6.3  billion ” to fund Natcast. Eventually, Natcast plans to fund most of its activities through membership fees paid by various entities, such as businesses that make semiconductors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan

Apr 13, 2021 - Child Tax Credit Under prior law, the CTC provided filers with income below $200,000 ($400,000 for joint filers) a credit of up to $2,000 for every dependent from ages 0 to 16, and up to $500 for dependents 17 and older.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4410

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - During the phase ‑in period, the state also entered the dot ‑com recession. These two cost pressures absorbed the remaining flexibility in the state ’s UI tax system. As  shown in Figure  4 , the state began this period in Schedule C but quickly moved to Schedule F+, the highest tax schedule, where it has remained since.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943