2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Feb 4, 2025 - 2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget] 2025-26 Proposition 98 Spending $118,923 a Applies to Child and Adult Care Food Program, K-12 Mandates Block Grant, and special education. b Reflects additional LCFF costs associated with serving more students in transitional kindergarten, including costs of existing 12:1 staffing ratios. c The Governor's budget also includes $229 million in
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/939

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Figure 1 CalFresh and CFAP Budget Summary (Dollars in Millions) Change From 2024 ‑25 to 2025 ‑26 Proposed Amount $163 1% a CalFresh benefits are 100 percent federally funded. The Governor ’s budget estimates an average monthly benefit of $328 per household.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Of the total 2025-26 DDS budget, $18.2  billion is for the regional center system, $310  million is for the state-operated facilities program, and $163  million is for DDS headquarters staff and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/1

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

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - Chapter   163 o f 2020 (S B  908 , Wieckowski) requires DFPI to establish a regulatory and licensing system to oversee debt collectors. DFPI began implementing S B   908 o n January 1, 2021 and is required to allow any debt collector that applies for a license prior to January 1, 2022 t o operate pending review of the application.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - The $163 million included in the Governor’s budget is based on CCC’s 2025‑26 systemwide budget request. In that request, however, this amount was intended to cover not only the expansion of the Common Cloud Data Platform but also the launch of the Common ERP project (which we discuss in the next section of this brief).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Of the 230 investigations initiated between January 2021 and April 2025, 163 were certification compliance reviews designed to ensure vendor certification files were cu rrent, complete, and in compliance; and 67  involved cases of alleged program abuse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Chapter  163 of 2020 (SB  908, Wieckowski) requires DFPI to establish a regulatory and licensing system to oversee debt collectors. DFPI began implementing SB  908 on January 1, 2021 and started accepting applications for licensure on September 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025