The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab [Publication Details]

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab California Education Learning Lab Summary Created in 2018, the California Education Learning Lab (Learning Lab) provides competitive grants to faculty teams, generally including faculty from at least two of the three public higher education segments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2022-23 Budget: Public Health Foundational Support

Feb 16, 2022 - While the plan enhances state lab activities, it does not include a clear strategy for integrating the 28 local public health labs and the state lab into a cohesive network. CDPH noted that LHJs would have the option to use their new flexible funding to hire lab staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4544

The 2021-22 Budget: California Department of Public Health's COVID‑19 Response [Publication Details]

Feb 5, 2021 - This publication describes how coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spending is reflected in the California Department of Public Health’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4347

46 Higher Education Capital Projects Approved for Debt Financing in 2023-24 [EdBudget]

Sep 14, 2023 - All of the projects listed were shifted from cash to debt financing as part of the 2023-24 budget process, with the exception of the CSU Chico Human Identification Lab and CSU San Bernardino Physician Assistant program facilities, which were new debt-financed projects (never proposed for cash funding). 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/794

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

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

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

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California labor law violations. [Ballot]

Nov 23, 2021 - On the other hand, trial courts could receive an increased number of appeals of Labor Com missioner decisions or an increased number of class-action lawsuits or other civil filings that otherwise would have been pursued as PAGA lawsuits.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-027

The 2023-24 Budget: Health Workforce Budget Solutions

Feb 21, 2023 - For example, under the CDPH Lab Aspire Program, cohorts of professionals are expected to receive leadership training over multiple years in preparation to direct local public health labs. The Governor ’s proposed solution, however, would only leave funding for the first year of training for one cohort, creating uncertainty as to how the cohort ’s remaining years of training would be supported.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4691

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104