The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Additionally, CARB still is considering linking California’s cap‑and‑invest program with the program in Washington state. Such a linkage could affect allowance prices in both states as they come into alignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - While the proposal attempts to magnify the potential effect of incentives by requiring manufacturers to provide a dollar ‑for ‑dollar match, the incentive amount likely still would be relatively small.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - Such cases that require this investigatory step likely are forced to sit idle while OCTC staff wait for documents to be provided. However, the cases processing standards assume no unavoidable idle times like this take place despite the delays being arguably justified as OCTC requires such information (and cannot obtain it via alternative means) to fully investigate and resolve such cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - (SET  events are subsurface reactions that increase temperatures within landfills, which can potentially damage liners and gas collection systems and pose risks to the environment and nearby communities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - California Supreme Court and State Bar Regulate Attorneys. The California Constitution provides the California Supreme Court and the State Bar with authority to oversee and regulate attorneys —including specifying rules for who is eligible to practice law and how attorneys are paid.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027

The 2025-26 Budget: Partial Income Tax Exclusion for Military Retirement Income [EconTax Blog]

Feb 13, 2025 - Therefore, the income tax exclusion is not likely to change many veterans ’ decisions about where to live after their service. As such, the proposal likely achieves little on the administration ’s stated goal of making the state a more competitive destination for military veterans.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/820

The 2025-26 Budget: Partial Income Tax Exclusion for Military Retirement Income [EconTax Blog]

Feb 13, 2025 - Therefore, the income tax exclusion is not likely to change many veterans ’ decisions about where to live after their service. As such, the proposal likely achieves little on the administration ’s stated goal of making the state a more competitive destination for military veterans.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/820

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - These projected out-year shortfalls likely will make it challenging for the account to fund core expenses such as CHP salaries and could increase pressure to raise fees on drivers. For this reason, every new expenditure from the account —especially those that are comparatively large —should be well justified and clear a high bar for approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - In combination, as shown in Figure  3 , it makes it likely that at least $21  billion could be needed to complete the list of 80 projects. These costs will likely continue to increase over time due to inflation and various other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Comparing CalWORKs Take-Up Rates Across Demographic Groups

Feb 14, 2023 - Generally, we find groups which historically have relatively high poverty rates are both more likely to be eligible for CalWORKs and more likely to enroll than those with relatively low poverty rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4678