The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - BPPE Recently Took Out a Loan to Cover Litigation Costs. In 2025, BPPE incurred $10  million in costs associated with an employment lawsuit, consisting of a $4  million jury award to the plaintiff and $6  million in plaintiff ’s attorney fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, the National Science Foundation has provided grants to all three segments that focus on improving undergraduate STEM learning outcomes. Moreover, some federal grants provide opportunities for intersegmental collaboration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

Comparing Options to Raise and Lower Taxes [Publication Details]

Mar 24, 2026 - This report lays out various options to raise and lower taxes in California and offers a comparative evaluation of those options in the areas of budgeting, economy, taxpayer experience, progressivity, and fairness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5170

Elections and the initiative process. [Ballot]

Mar 23, 2026 - Of this new revenue each year, (1) $40  million would be transferred to the state General Fund; (2)  of the remaining amount, hundreds of millions of dollars would pay for county and state elections administration costs; and (3)  all of the remaining billions of dollars would be used to supplement compensation earned by specified state and local government employees for their work related to the citizen initiative process.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2026-001

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - CalWORKs child care programs focus on families enrolled in or transitioning out of CalWORKs welfare ‑to ‑work activities. The remaining programs are primarily designed for low ‑income, working families that have not participated in CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Moreover, our review found that LCI ’s proposed total of 20 IT staff positions is not out of line with the size of IT units at other comparable state departments. Existing Positions Supported by Limited-Term Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Agreements last for five years, by which time all employment and investment milestones must be achieved to claim the full credit amount. In addition, these milestones must be maintained for a further three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - The federal funds include administrative allowances from various grants to cover CDE ’s costs of reviewing and approving district grant applications, providing technical assistance, and taking corrective action when a district is out of compliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - State Has Public Trust Responsibilities for Protecting Waterways and Wildlife for All Californians. The public trust doctrine is a common law principle that requires the state to protect certain natural resources for the benefit of all people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - As part of the 2012 IHSS MOE, beginning in 2012 ‑13, all counties were required to maintain their 2011 ‑12 expenditure levels for IHSS, to which an annual growth factor of 3.5  percent was applied beginning in 2014 ‑15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166