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

A Framework for Allocating Federal Recovery Funds

May 4, 2021 - As public health-related restrictions abate and people resume normal daily activities, there may be a significant increase in demand for certain services. For example, although California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids enrollment currently is at historic lows, the state still could see considerable increases in caseload once other types of federal assistance ends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4422

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - In addition to this report, we will release a series of issue ‑specific, online posts that give more detail on the major actions in the budget package. The Budget Problem For the third year in a row, the state faced a budget problem, or deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2022-23 Budget: State Appropriations Limit Implications

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4583

Flexible Funding to California in the American Rescue Plan

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The 2021-22 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Aug 30, 2021 - For more information on how the SAL works, please see our April 2021 report: The State Appropriations Limit. This post describes the legislative and administrative decisions regarding the SAL in the 2021 ‑22 budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4449

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - In the coming days, we will analyze the plan in more detail and provide additional comments in hearing testimony and online . We begin with an overview of the condition of the General Fund under the administration ’s estimates and proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: The State Appropriations Limit

Sep 30, 2022 - The payment amount is based on AGI, with larger payments going to taxpayers with lower income levels. Emergency Expenditures. The Constitution allows expenditures on emergencies to be excluded from appropriations subject to the limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4631

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Online Appendices 1 and 2 provide a complete list of solutions by program area. Spending‑Related Solutions Reductions. Under our definition, a spending reduction occurs when the Governor proposes spending less than what is required under current law or policy —more commonly referred to as a spending cut.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044