The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Introduction California operates the nation ’s largest public school system, comprising 937 school districts, 1,257 charter schools, and 58 county offices of education. This year, these local agencies will educate nearly 5.8  million students, employ around 700,000 teachers and staff, and spend nearly $150  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Overall, the effective federal reimbursement rate for IHSS is about 54  percent. The remaining nonfederal share of IHSS costs is covered by the state and counties. Historically, counties paid 35  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS service costs and 30  percent of the nonfederal share of IHSS administrative costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - First, Chapter  54 (S B  96 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) changed the structure of the fees that are deposited in SETNA, thereby increasing revenue to enable OES to pay for costs associated with planning, testing, implementing, and operating a Next Generation 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - We  estimate each  1  percent increase in resident undergraduate enrollment would have a total marginal cost (state and student shares combined) of $54  million in 2026 ‑27. Increase student financial aid by $99  million primarily to account for enrollment growth and tuition increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The total marginal cost (state and student shares combined) of increasing resident undergraduate enrollment by 1  percent in 2026 ‑27 is $58  million. Provide more funding for student financial aid. Specifically, CSU plans to designate $67  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

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

Feb 23, 2026 - The department runs three tobacco ‑focused programs: The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Program administers a $2.87 per pack tax on combustible cigarettes and a 54  percent tax (adjusted annually) on the wholesale cost of other tobacco products, such as e ‑cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

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

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information in 2022 estimated that there would be a shortage of psychiatrists and behavioral health providers in all 58 California counties by 2025, with 27 prisons located in counties experiencing high or severe shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - H.R. 1 expands the ABAWD work requirement by: Applying it to adults through age 64, rather than 54. Applying it to adults caring for dependents aged 14 and older, rather than 18 and older. Eliminating exemptions for former foster youth, veterans, and homeless individuals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126