The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Overall, most programs increase employment and earnings among participants while receiving a subsidy. However, the ultimate goal is to improve long-term employment prospects of these workers. Research suggests that it is less common that programs lead to h igher employment or earnings after the subsidy ends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2021-22 Budget: Business Tax Incentives

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4327

The 2024-25 Budget: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

Feb 20, 2024 - ISRF Could Continue Normal Operations in 2024-25 Without Additional $50  Million. Without this proposal, IBank currently anticipates having around $60  million in ISRF funds available to loan to public agencies in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4846

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - An adult couple without children live in a studio/efficiency. An adult couple with one or two children live in a two-bedroom apartment. Selected References Arellano, Manuel and Stephane Bonhomme (2017).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4

Evaluating State Economic Stimulus Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - The state also may borrow against special fund revenues for some types of spending without first gettin g voter approval. However, policymakers should consider that planning and initiating new construction projects often is a lengthy process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4331

Tax Credit Expansions in the American Rescue Plan

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4410

Effect of Returning to Historical Estimated Tax Payment Schedule

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The 2026-27 Budget: State Mandate—Disclosure Requirements and Deferral of Property Taxation

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5130

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - Employers pay UI taxes on the first $7,000 of each worker ’s earnings, but the vast majority of workers earn more than $7,000  in each job annually. As a result, employers pay the same amount in UI taxes on behalf of basically every employee in the state, regardless of how much that employee earns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943