The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - The department also educates consumers on how to avoid scams, investigates suspected fraud, and (in certain instances) takes legal action to collect restitution for lost money. The revised 2024-25 budget provides DFPI with $177  million —almost exclusively from four special funds, which themselves are largely funded by revenue from regulatory fees, licenses, and permits —and 878.3 positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Using this information, they can assess whether the program is targeting the intended populations and how to prioritize future investments. Direct CalOSBA to Provide Funding to Most Qualified ESEs. CalOSBA proposes to consider applications from the 100 grantees who were rejected during the first round and suggest that a new round of grants would allow them to expand the grant to these organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Identifying efficiencies in state government can result in budgetary savings without reducing service levels. However, it is difficult to achieve large levels of savings through operational efficiencies alone (that is, without changes to policy or service levels).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Recent Major Funding Increase for Federal Broadband Programs Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Included $65   Billion for Broadband Programs Nationwide. In November 2021, the federal IIJA was signed into law providing $65  billion for broadband programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - (Other factors such as latency —how long it takes data to travel —and reliability —how long a connection is maintained —also affect whether consumers can access Internet service at these speeds.) Many Areas and Households Lack Broadband Access.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations

May 21, 2024 - However, the proposal presumes a high level of inefficiency in state government by asserting that $1 in every $10 of state operations expenditures can be eliminated without affecting state services. Difficult to Achieve Savings Without Affecting State Employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4903

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Based on actuarial assumptions, the system’s actuaries determine how much contributors must pay to cover the normal cost of benefits and to pay down any UAO, often over a certain amortization period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2025 - In this post, we assess administration-proposed trailer bill language that would increase certain fees charged by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and make recommendations to help ensure the department has the resources it needs to meet its oversight and regulatory mission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Moreover, CA Volunteers has not collected data showing how well the Youth Jobs Corps achieves such outcomes compared to the numerous other existing youth workforce development programs. Without such information, the Legislature cannot determine whether continuing th e Youth Jobs Corps represents the best investment of state funds, or if other program structures or activities are a more effective way to pursue youth workforce development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723