Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - However, the vast majority of fraud occurred in the temporary, 100  percent federally funded programs that now have ended. The federal program did not require the basic fraud safeguards found in the state ’s regular UI program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Finally, we described how we matched household types to apartment types for the analysis of housing costs. Strengths and Weaknesses of Data Sources Primary Data Source: Monthly Current Population Surveys (CPS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - While future data availability cannot be fully predicted, certain statistics are statistically more reliable than others and ar e thus more likely to be available in the future. Options Considered Based on the criteria discussed above, we consider the following options for replacing the CNI.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - We estimate the Governor ’s budget predicts the state ’s 2024-25 budget will need to address a $58 billion deficit . In December, our office predicted a somewhat large deficit of $68 billion . Since then, recent data has continued to point to the budget problem being larger than the Governor’s budget assumes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

Jan 28, 2021 - The high recapture rate suggests that many businesses with tax credit agreements could not accurately predict their future hiring and investment choices. Additionally, the high recapture rate raises new concerns about the number of new private ‑sector jobs created by this program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

Overview of Diversity Efforts in the Film Tax Credit Program

May 1, 2025 - As such, the Legislature will want to be sure it is confident in CFC ’s processes to make this determination. The CFC ’s new DEIA checklist provides a rubric for the types of DEIA activities that should be enacted and subsequently documented in the DEIA Workplan, Interim Assessment, and Final Assessment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5036

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s budget proposal for the Cannabis Tax Program, this appropriation would increase to match current program spending. Administration Has Been Spending General Fund on Cannabis Tax Enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides the Department of Finance with authority to augment CMD ’s budget by up to $4.8  million if CMD receives federal matching funds for the purpose of replacing three deteriorating heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems at the Azusa, Sacramento-Okinawa, and Fresno-Hammer Field armories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - We make these comparisons for seven different types of households, matching each household type to an apartment type that is modest but sufficient to avoid overcrowding (see the Appendix for details).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/3

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - Additionally, ma ny federal programs require the state provide matching funds. Federally funded fiscal stimulus allows the state to increase economic activity while making fewer trade ‑offs among other spending priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331