The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - The proposed changes to the protest rules (noted just above) and judicial process raise some questions about the ability of less-resourced groups to register opposition. For example, while requiring SWRCB to cancel certain protests could reduce the time that SWRCB (and DWR as the applicant being protested) spend on frivolous protests that did not follow requirements, it also c
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - These bargaining units include the nine units represented by Local 1000 (Units 1 [administrative, financial, and staff services], 3 [professional educators and librarians], 4 [office and allied], 11 [engineering and scientific technicians], 14 [printing and allied trades], 15 [allied services], 1 7 [registered nurses], 20 [medical and social services], and 21 [educational
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - At the federal level, the National Emergencies Act (NEA) was enacted in 1976 to rein in presidential emergency powers and provides that a national emergency will end automatically after one year unless the President publishes a notice of renewal in the Federal Register.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Also, the project ’s risk register —a tool to identify potential risks to the completion of a project —cites upcoming collective bargaining in 2026 as a potential risk to the project schedule. A majority of state bargaining units must renegotiate new agreements that year, which is a significant amount of work for both CalHR and the unions representing bargaining units.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, based on the number of cars currently registered in California, every $1 increase in registration fees would raise about $36  million. However, this would increase costs for businesses and households that own cars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Statutory initiative that would establish a statewide vote to express the intent of California voters to seek independence from the United States of America. [Ballot]

Jan 8, 2025 - In addition, counties would face costs to verify signatures of the registered voters that nominate the commission ’s applicants. Together, these costs could be a few million dollars on a one-time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2024-001

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - The 2024‑25 budget package provides a total of $17.8 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, a number of special funds, bond funds, and federal funds—for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). This amount represents about half of total 2023‑24 estimated expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - For example, this might occur wh en no other registered pesticides are available to control a serious pest problem that would result in significant economic losses or cause adverse environmental impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - As of January 1, 2024, base vehicle registration fees were $74 but once other fees (such as weight fees and vehicle license fees) are factored in, the average cost vehicle owners pay when registering a vehicle is $329.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - Additionally, colleges have increased outreach to local high schools, and many colleges have created phone banks to contact individuals who recently dropped out of college or had completed a CCC application recently but did not register for classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853