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

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It.   As our office warned last November, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. While there is a chance that this time is different and no such downturn is forthcoming, the risk appears strong enough that we have incorporated it into the state 's revenue outlook.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The administration ind icates it plans to modify this part of the proposal in the May Revision and may allow funds to be used for a broader set of activities related to community  schools. Effects of Community Schools Model Research Finds Benefits to Community Schools Model.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - That said, recent budgets have set the SFEU bet ween $3.5  billion and $4.5  billion, so the Governor ’s budget proposal to set the balance to $4.5  billion is generally in line with recent policy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5101

Immunology and immunotherapy. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - The net fiscal impact of the ind irect effects of the measure is unknown at this time. Summary of Fiscal Effects. We estimate that the measure would have the following major, direct fiscal effect: Increased state costs of about $500 million annually for 25 years to repay the bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-026

Time limits, environmental reviews, and judicial reviews for certain types of infrastructure projects. [Ballot]

Dec 10, 2025 - In contrast, under current law, CEQA requires the administrative record to include all of the information an agency used to comply with CEQA in making its decisions, which in addition to the above information might include further correspondence between the agency and applicant, internal agency communications, and writt en evidence submitted to the agency, among other information.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-023

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook Executive Summary Not Safe to Bet Artificial Intelligence ( AI) Fueled Exuberance Is Sustainable. Both the California and U.S. economies currently face significant headwinds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - The budget provides $2.4  million one-time General Fund for the Civil Right Department ’s California vs. Hate initiative. California vs. Hate is a non-emergency hotline and online portal that allows state residents to report hate crimes and hate incidents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - We outline in this report how the recent law changes expanded the tools available for law en forcement and prosecutors to respond to retail theft, how research suggests these tools could potentially impact crime rates, and provide key questions about implementation and outcomes of these changes for the Legislature to ask as it conducts ongoing oversight of the issue of retail  theft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Insurer coverage of medical procedures and medication. [Ballot]

May 15, 2025 - For example, there could be more lawsuits due to the increased burd en of proof for insurers to defend their actions and the possibility for those who sue to receive three times the amount of the damages they suffer.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-002