Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - For exa mple, such tribes would be responsible for reviewing what games or bets can be offered and what rules would apply (such as how payouts for winning wagers are calculated). However, the state would have some limited regulatory authority as well.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - The Constitution contains various rules affecting the state budget. For example, the Constitution specifies a state spending limit and requires a minimum level of annual funding f or K-12 education and the California Community Colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - These compacts can also require gaming tribes make certain payments, such as to non-gaming tribes, the state, and local governments. However, federal courts have issued rulings that payments to state and local governmental entities should generally be limited to the amount necessary to cove r their regulatory costs, compensation to mitigate the
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

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

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - For exa mple, such tribes would be responsible for reviewing what games or bets can be offered and what rules would apply (such as how payouts for winning wagers are calculated). However, the state would have some limited regulatory authority as well.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in the outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - After every fatal crash, law enforcement agencies determine which type of traffic violation was the “primary collision factor ” leading to the crash. As noted above, many factors can contribute to crashes, some of which fit neatly into this framework and some of which do not.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

An Update on California Competes [EconTax Blog]

Mar 10, 2023 - One potential interpretation is that the state is making high risk-high reward bets on businesses. While many of these bets do not pan out, the ones that do can be successful enough to yield overall benefits for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/771

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