The 2025-26 Budget: Understanding Recent Increases in the Medi-Cal Senior Caseload

Mar 6, 2025 - About 115,000 of Senior Growth Due to Policy Changes Are First ‑Time Medi ‑Cal Enrollees as a Result of Eligibility Expansions Since the Second Half of 2022. Figure  10 shows the average number of Medi ‑Cal enrollees over 65 who are enrolled in Medi ‑Cal for the first time in their lives in four selected time periods —before the continuous
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5010

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Such disruptions have also contributed to increased wait times for commercial drive  tests. Proposal Seems Reasonable to Address Current Issues Leading to Increased Wait Times for Commercial Drive Tests … We find that the proposal is a reasonable approach to addressing the two primary factors that have led to increased wait times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - State Law Increased Testing Time Frame Requirements. Chapter  588 of 2019 (SB  22, Leyva) made the time frames discussed above a requirement on state and local agencies —rather than just a strong encouragement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This Time Might Be Different, but It Is Not Safe to Bet on It. With so much enthusiasm surrounding AI, it now appears time to take seriously the notion that the stock market has become overheated. History suggests that the stock market is prone to overreact to major technological advances, even if the technology itself turns out to be revolutionary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

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

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - School staff often do not have the skills or experience to implement key aspects of the community schools model, such as improving community eng agement and building partnerships with other local organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Most notably, the measure requires tribes and technology businesses to pay a one-time initial license fee of $10  million and a license renewal fee of $1  million every five years. Gaming companies would be required to pay a one-time initial license fee of $100  million and a license renewal fee of $10  million every five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

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 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