The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget $3,135 $4,677 BCH = Secretary for Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program; FHC = Family Homelessness Challenge Grants; BSCC  =  Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4825/1

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Sep 4, 2025 - Voter Identification Cards. The one-time and ongoing costs to the state for providing free voter identification cards to voters would depend on future decisions by the Legislature. These include (1)  which state entity would have the responsibility of issuing the cards (for example, DMV, Secretary of State, or a newly created office), (2)  the
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-007

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Fir st, the measure amends state law to establish a framework to authorize federally recognized tribes with Indian lands in California to offer online sports wagering to individuals ph ysically in California but not on Indian lands.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

The 2025-26 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 19, 2025 - Most theft of EBT benefits is believed to be accomplished through creating “clones ” of EBT cards. EBT card cloning is possible, in part, because EBT cards have historically lacked many security features common to debit and credit cards, such as security chips.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4971

Using Card Spending Data to Track Taxable Sales [EconTax Blog]

Jul 31, 2020 - This post uses two sources of credit card and debit card data: Opportunity Insights. A team of academic researchers known as Opportunity Insights has posted high-frequency data on credit card and debit card spending provided by Affinity Solutions, Inc.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/508

Card Spending Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog]

Feb 12, 2021 - Card Spending Update: January 2021 [EconTax Blog] Card Spending Update: January 2021 February 12, 2021 Seth Kerstein As described in an earlier post , we are using credit and debit card spending data provided by Opportunity Insights to track sales tax trends in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/623

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Continues EBT Card Replacement Effort. The 2023-24 Budget Act included funding (about $75  million total funds over multiple years) to improve EBT card technology and security through the rollout of new cards with chip and tap-to-pay technologies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/3

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - Most of this theft is believed to be accomplished through creating “clones ” of EBT cards. EBT card cloning is possible, in part, because EBT cards lack many security features common to debit and credit cards, such as security chips.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/2

Card Spending Update: December 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Jan 14, 2021 - Card Spending Update: December 2020 [EconTax Blog] Card Spending Update: December 2020 January 14, 2021 Seth Kerstein As described in an earlier post , we are using credit and debit card spending data provided by Opportunity Insights to track sales tax trends in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/610

Card Spending Update: September 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Oct 19, 2020 - Card Spending Update: September 2020 [EconTax Blog] Card Spending Update: September 2020 October 19, 2020 Seth Kerstein As described in an earlier post , we are using credit and debit card spending data provided by Opportunity Insights to track sales tax trends in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/566