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

Jan 12, 2026 - The first would end comprehensive coverage for certain immigrant groups that will lose most federal cost sharing under H.R. 1. The second would extend new eligibility rules (such as work requirements) for certain federally funded population s to additional immigrant groups with state ‑only ‑funded comprehensive coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - In recent years, the state has taken steps to expand eligibility for comprehensive Medi ‑Cal coverage to undocumented residents under the age of 26  as well as those over the age of 49. The budget package expands eligibility for comprehensive Medi ‑Cal coverage to otherwise ‑eligible undocumented residents between the ages of 26  and 49 beginning no later than January 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4616

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - Some programs can be assessed comprehensively more easily than others. Often, programs that are more targeted or only provide a single type of service can be good candidates for comprehensive review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983

Strong Tax Collections Belie California's Challenging Fiscal Outlook

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California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

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The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

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The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes to expand comprehensive Medi ‑Cal coverage to all income ‑eligible undocumented immigrants aged 26 through 49 (the remaining population not currently eligible for comprehensive Medi ‑Cal coverage) beginning no earlier than January 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The flagship report of this series, Overview of the Spending Plan, is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2025-26 budget package. As the posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5105

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - In addition to this report, we will release a series of issue ‑specific, online posts that give more detail on the major actions in the budget package. The Budget Problem For the third year in a row, the state faced a budget problem, or deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079