The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Amid these conditions, California businesses have pared back hiring, resulting in no payroll job growth in the state so far this year. California consumers similarly are limiting spending, with sales of taxable goods flat over the last year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The meteoric rise in the value of these companies has led to sizable gains for their investors and their employees via stock options, which has led income tax collections to grow at double-digit rates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - The meteoric rise in the value of these companies has led to sizable gains for their investors and their employees via stock options, which has led income tax collections to grow at double-digit rates.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - The platforms focus on many areas and offer several types of services and content. Coursera, for example, offers certificates in a variety of industries, including information technology, cybersecurity, and marketing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549

May 2021 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog]

Jun 18, 2021 - May 2021 Jobs Report [EconTax Blog] Brian Uhler California 's Employment Development Department and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released California 's   May 2021 state jobs  report today. Statewide nonfarm employment grew by an estimated 104,500 in May, the fourth straight month of six-digit growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/667

An Update on California Competes [EconTax Blog]

Mar 10, 2023 - One potential interpretation is that the state is making high risk-high reward bets on businesses. While many of these bets do not pan out, the ones that do can be successful enough to yield overall benefits for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/771

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - This includes developing regulations and licensing requirements, authorizing the list of events and bet types eligible for online sports wagering, and investigating abnormal wa gering activity (such as the “fixing ” of games).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Examining California's Income Tax Withholding Growth by Sector [EconTax Blog]

Jun 9, 2021 - In contrast, manufacturing (which has 1.25 million employees in the state) is split among 21 different 3-digit NAICS codes, including the computer equipment and vehicles/aircraft subsectors that both made the top ten.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/662

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program ($1.25   Billion of Total Program Funds). Specific types of state entities could receive annual allocations over five calendar years to implement digital equity projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - For tribes under the state law framework, the measure authorizes CGCC to develop and implement vario us regulations —such as the types of bets that can be offered, licensing requirements, and consumer protection requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030