Recent Trends in Young Adult Mortality

Dec 10, 2024 - From follow ‑up discussions with both sets of researchers, we understand that the Wang et al. (2024) analysis includes a broader set of buprenorphine products than the CDPH dashboard. To investigate this issue, CDPH examined an alternative version of their Dashboard summary using a definition of buprenorphine much closer to the one provided by Wang et al. (2024).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4945

California’s Child Welfare System: Addressing Disproportionalities and Disparities

Apr 24, 2024 - Passed as part of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act , the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) expands allowable uses of federal Title IV ‑E funds to include certain evidence ‑based and federally approved services to help prevent children and families from entering (or re ‑entering) the foster care system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4897

The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - We analyze the Governor ’s proposed food assistance budget and describe potential impacts of H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Finally, we provide an update on estimates for the Legislature ’s previous action to expand CFAP to undocumented immigrants in 2027-28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2026-27 Budget: CalWORKs

Feb 18, 2026 - As part of the 2018-19 Budget Act , the Legislature set a goal to increase CalWORKs grants to 50  percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for a family that is one person larger than the number of people in the family for which the grant amount is calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5122

The 2026-27 Budget: County Administration and H.R. 1 Implementation

Mar 5, 2026 - In some cases, this can lead to counties making additional expenditures to cover costs above what can be covered with state funding approved in the budget act. To try to address this, the Legislature has taken steps to require that the administrative budgeting methodologies for both CalFresh and IHSS are reevaluated every three years, with a report to the Legislature on potential changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - The state receives an enhanced federal reimbursement rate for many IHSS recipients who receive services as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expansion (90  percent federal reimbursement rate) and the Community First Choice Option waiver (56  percent federal reimbursement rate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Special Session Amends Budget Act of 2024. As part of a special legislative session held in January 2025, the Legislature added Control Section 5.26 to the 2024-25 Budget Act, providing an additional one-time allocation of $10  million to support immigration related services, including removal defense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/8

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2023-24 Budget Act authorized the CalFresh Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot and included about $1  million General Fund (one time) for automation costs. The 2024-25 Budget Act included $15  million General Fund on a one-time basis for the implementation of the pilot program, which was originally expected to begin in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/3

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - California High Fidelity Wraparound In addition to implementing prevention services as allowed by the federal Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), California also is implementing separate, required components of FFPSA related to congregate care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget Act does not include funding from the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Subaccount for a new ongoing maximum grant increase, meaning maximum grant amounts will not change in 2025-26 (as compared to 2024-25).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2