Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Revenues From Allowances Can Play Key Role in Helping Preserve Affordability. The value of allowances —both those that are given away for free and those that are sold to generate GGRF revenue —can play an important role in mitigating the program ’s impacts on affordability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 Budget: MCO Tax and Proposition 35

Feb 26, 2025 - Other state entities, such as UC and/or HCAI, may also play a role in implementing certain augmentations. With so many steps to undertake, it is likely that it will take months, or even longer, to begin implementing Proposition  35.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4992

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature also could consider what role, if any, the state should play in supporting districts and COEs in planning for or providing education to increased numbers of children who may migrate to the state as a result of climate change impacts they experience in other states or countries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

U.S. Retail Sales Update: October 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Nov 16, 2021 - Inflation Playing Major Role in Sales Growth. Spending grew substantially faster in October than in September, largely due to concurrently accelerating inflation. Across all goods and services purchased by consumers, seasonally adjusted U.S. prices grew 0.9 percent from September to October.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/713

An Update on the Public Health Laboratory System After the Pandemic

Jun 12, 2025 - Aside from the role recently developed IT systems play in current public health laboratory functions, these systems —when complete and fully integrated —could significantly assist in evaluations of the system ’s ongoing capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5056

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Funding to Implement Legislation Around Safe Use of Outdoor Play Spaces. The spending plan includes around $150,000 General Fund ongoing to provide CCL with resources to implement statutory changes mandated by Chapter  916 of 2022 (AB  2827, Quirk-Silva).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Proposal This measure authorizes tribal casinos to offer roulette and games played with dice (such as craps), as well as online and in-person sports wagering. Below, we describe the major p rovisions of this measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

The 2025-26 Budget: Single Sales Factor for Financial Institutions [EconTax Blog]

Feb 13, 2025 - Given the broad trend towards states adopting the SSF in recent years, California broadly following suit at a minimum keeps the playing field level with its competitors. References Bartik, Timothy J. (2017).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/821

The 2025-26 Budget: Single Sales Factor for Financial Institutions [EconTax Blog]

Feb 13, 2025 - Given the broad trend towards states adopting the SSF in recent years, California broadly following suit at a minimum keeps the playing field level with its competitors. References Bartik, Timothy J. (2017).
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/821

Proposition 26 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - Proposition 26 changes the California Constitution to allow roulette and games played with dice at tribal casinos. Before offering these games, tribal compacts with the state would need to be changed to allow them to do so.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=26&year=2022