The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This foundation operates the Imagination Library, which mails books free of charge to children under age five. Proposition  2 (2024) Workload. The budget provides DGS $59.5  million over 5 years (including $12.5  million in 2025-26) from the 2024 State School Facilities Fund and $356,000 ongoing from various funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 20, 2024 - The 2022 CHIPS Act provides financial incentives for semiconductor companies to expand their operations in the U.S. $50  Million to Supplement ISRF Loans. The Governor ’s budget also proposes a one-time General Fund allocation of $50  million to supplement ISRF ’s existing resources to provide loans to public agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - One-Quarter of Low-Wage Workers Are 50 or Older. The age distribution of low-wage workers extends well into middle age. More than one-quarter of low-wage workers are at least 50 years old. Ages of Male and Female Low-Wage Workers Are Similar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Providing an amount less than $75  million annually could still provide CalVIP with a sizeable increase in stable funding —while freeing up some monies to support lower priority Chapter  231 programs, such as those at the judicial branch or DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - Provide free transit services. a a Included in Governor ’s proposed package of actions. b Governor proposed deferring scheduled inflation increases to gasoline and diesel excise tax rates in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - Unemployed workers can receive 50  percent of their regular wages, up to a maximum of $450 per week, for up to 26 weeks. (Due to the $450 weekly benefit maximum, about half of workers receive less than 50  percent of their regular wages.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

Evaluation of a Tax Exemption for Zero-Emission Buses

Apr 15, 2024 - Ridership fell by more than 50  percent when the pandemic began in 2020. Due to the pandemic-related disruptions, transit agencies projected significant declines in both fare revenues and other state and local funds dedicated to transit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4890

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - For example, the Legislature has stated a goal of setting CalWORKS grants at 50 percent of the federal poverty level. When inflation is high, not only does the purchasing power of the grant decline more rapidly, but also the resources required to meet the Legislature’s goal increase faster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule

Feb 27, 2023 - The budget increased the required payment amount for April and June from a total of 50  percent to 60  percent (and reduced the required amount for the rest of the year). This change had the effect of accelerating tax collections from 2009 ‑10 into 2008 ‑09, thereby improving the 2008 ‑09 budget condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4722

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - As a point of comparison, more than 50  percent of tax credits awarded are either never claimed or later recaptured, so we expect a nontrivial fraction of grant awards will not be claimed. Governor ’s Proposal $60  Million for California Competes Grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018