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 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

The 2025-26 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 24, 2025 - IHSS solutions have some overlap with Medi-Cal, including terminating services for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status and reinstating the asset test. In addition, the state would lower the IHSS provider overtime cap, among other solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5052

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - This would allow time for schools to ramp up testing capabilities an d address other implementation issues with a smaller group of students and staff. Alternatively, the Legislature could direct resources to expanding statewide testing capacity and infrastructure that would allow schools to more easily access routine testing as a way to support school reopening.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - In some instances, other state agencies manage pre-existing statewide public outreach activities and the budget package requires those agencies to share information regarding outreach efforts wi th OCPSC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

The 2022-23 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook

Nov 17, 2021 - Enhanced Federal Match for Home ‑ and Community ‑Based Services (HCBS). The ARP also included a temporary enhanced federal match rate for HCBS funded through the Medicaid program, which reduces the state ’s share of base program costs for these services by $3 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4472

The 2022-23 Budget: State Appropriations Limit Implications

Mar 30, 2022 - Specifically, we modeled these variables (with transformations applied in some cases) using a multivariate normal distribution, with standard deviations and covariances set to match historical levels over the last 40 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4583

The 2025-26 Budget: Undertaking Fiscal Oversight

Feb 24, 2025 - For instance, California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal, a recent initiative to test new ways of delivering services, could be a focus of Medi -Cal oversight. Focusing on key elements of larger programs can provide the Legislature more detailed and practicable insight into program dynamics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4983

The 2023-24 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 16, 2022 - For example, it requires us to project how caseload will change for means ‑tested programs, estimate how much federal funding will come to the state based on current federal policy, and make many other assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4646

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - As with the system integrator funding, this funding is subject to budget act language that requires written notification to Joint Legislative Budget Committee wi thin 45 days once the project is approved through CDT ’s PAL process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814