The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Additionally, starting in July 2026, the state will begin reimbursing providers who contract directly with the state (primarily General Child Care and State Preschool providers) based on enrollment rather than attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Namely, those tax credits could have been awarded to another applicant who would have been more likely to achieve their milestones. However, as we discuss next, this has not been the case in the last few years of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - (Separate from these functions, CDE operates three special schools and three diagnostic centers for students who are blind or deaf. The funding and staff for these instructional activities are not part of its state administration budget.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Beginning in 2016, the IHSS ‑Residual program was also expanded over time to include individuals who are not eligible for Medi ‑Cal due to their immigration status (enrollment in this population of noncitizens has since been frozen as a budget solution in 2025 ‑26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - H.R. 1 imposes new eligibility requirements on nondisabled childless adults who qualify for Medi ‑Cal via their income (that is, excluding individuals who qualify automatically because they receive SSI/SSP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

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

The 2026-27 Budget: Computer Science Supplementary Authorization

Mar 6, 2026 - These funds are intended to support teachers who are pursuing computer science supplementary authorizations that allow them to teach computer science classes. The program provides school districts with grants of up to $2,500 per participating teacher, with a dollar-for-dollar match requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5153

The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - In  addition, the Governor ’s approach would retain the ability of developers who are not seeking gap funding through HDFC to apply directly to the State Treasurer ’s committees. …Though the Set ‑Aside Amount Needed Will Vary and Could Fall Below Half in Some Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

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

Mar 5, 2026 - Based on this, it is likely that some individuals who are in compliance with new requirements nevertheless will be disenrolled due to the additional administrative burden. Implementation of state work requirements in Medicaid programs nationwide has been limited to date, but we expect disenrollment due to administrative burden in Medi ‑Cal as in CalFresh.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5149