The 2026-27 Budget: Streamlining California’s Affordable Housing Funding System

Mar 6, 2026 - As a result, many projects would receive an HDFC award, and thus there would be an increase in calls on the proposed set ‑aside pool. In years of leaner supplies of state subsidies, however, demand for the set ‑aside pool will be much less and a mandatory 50  percent set ‑aside for HDFC projects could be too high.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5154

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Share of Funding Allocated Toward Modernization Projects Is Likely Too Low. Though we think the scoring system is generally reasonable, it has a few shortcomings. One of these shortcomings is that it weights modernization and growth projects in a way that does not align tightly with identified project needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - Layoffs Now at Highest Point Since Pandemic, But Quits Climbing Steadily Too.   The ratio of monthly quits and monthly layoffs can also shed light on the state 's labor market. The labor market is tight when quits are high and layoffs are low, as was the case in 2021 and 2022 during the so-called "Great Resignation " when worker demand was very high and many workers found higher wages by changing jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/839

California Labor Market Showing Broad Signs of Weakness [EconTax Blog]

Sep 30, 2025 - Layoffs Now at Highest Point Since Pandemic, But Quits Climbing Steadily Too.   The ratio of monthly quits and monthly layoffs can also shed light on the state 's labor market. The labor market is tight when quits are high and layoffs are low, as was the case in 2021 and 2022 during the so-called "Great Resignation " when worker demand was very high and many workers found higher wages by changing jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/839

Limiting pay for administrators at hospitals and physician groups. [Ballot]

Sep 22, 2025 - If affected entities provide more charity care, public hospitals that are not subject to the limit might see some savings too. On net, these effects, if they happen, probably would be fairly limited.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-009

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Assessment Still Too Early to Know What Actual Caseload and Workload Will Be. As mentioned previously, CCAP has argued that the reason the panel has heard so few cases is because so many licensees held provisional licenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - How many state dispatch centers might be affected by these challenges? If OES enforces compliance with technical standards more rigorously across the system, would many of the identified problems resolve themselves?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, any unawarded credits from the previous fiscal year can be added to the pool of available credits for the current fiscal year. Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The new framework goes beyond the GI 2025 objectives of increasing graduation rates and closing equity gaps by adding new objectives and several new metrics. One  notable new objective is ensuring all students are able to graduate with a first career job or pathway to graduate education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099