The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - We discuss our understanding of additional information that the administration shared with us in late February 2026 in the bullet points below. Given the work is ongoing, it is possible that some of this information is now out of date.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Money Transmitters Program. Regulates, supervises, and examines businesses that receive money for transmission and sell or issue payment instruments and stored value. (These can include businesses that issue money orders and traveler ’s checks, as well as those that offer digital payments, such as PayPal and Stripe.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2025 - In this post, we assess administration-proposed trailer bill language that would increase certain fees charged by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and make recommendations to help ensure the department has the resources it needs to meet its oversight and regulatory mission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - However, many shared that it is labor intensive to administer the living stipend given they must check that Fellows have completed their required monthly hours of service before manually distributing aid each month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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

Feb 27, 2026 - This  technology allows 911 callers to share multimedia emergency communications (voice, video, photos, and text) and improved location data with dispatch centers. It also allows dispatchers to share this data directly with first responders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Recent Budget Actions and Proposals to Address State’s Share of UAO This section outlines the state ’s recent supplemental payments for the state ’s share of CalSTRS ’ UAO, as well as the administration ’s related proposal for 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - CDT and DOF could consider whether information comparable to what is shared with legislative leadership under AB  2135 (that is, compliance certifications and plans of action and milestones) also might be shared for reporting entities to avoid any asymmetry of information sharing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748