The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Moreover, given the opaque nature of vehicle pricing, we expect that ensuring that incentives are passed on to consumers, rather than retained (at least to some degree) by manufacturers or vehicle dealers, will be difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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 2026-27 Budget: California State University [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California State University [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we review key funding and spending trends at the California State University (CSU), then analyze the Governor’s budget proposals relating to CSU’s core operations and enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The main way CSU pays for large state ‑approved capital projects is by issuing university bonds. Since  2014 ‑15, university bonds have been the main source of financing for CSU ’s state ‑supported facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - The cap-and-trade program was first authorized through AB  32 in 2006, which —along with establishing the state ’s first major GHG reduction goal —allowed CARB to develop a market-based mechanism to reduce GHG emissions from large emitters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - That is, to the degree other policies collectively fall short of meeting the state ’s GHG reduction goals, the cap ‑and ‑invest program could help ensure that covered entities reduce emissions further to make up the difference.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - The contract also grants other specific oversight mechanisms, such as giving HCAI representation on the partner’s governing board. The agreement extends for a ten‑year period after the first commercial sale of the new product.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

Climate change. [Ballot]

Sep 1, 2023 - This is a market-based mechanism designed to reduce GHG emissions at the lowest cost. Entities covered under the program —including oil refineries, electricity generators and importers, and manufacturing facilities —can comply with the requirements of this program in three ways: (1)  reduce the amount of emissions they produce, (2)  obtain allowances to cover
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-012