The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Consistent with that report, BPPE is now seeking legislative approval for fee increases as part of its sunset review t his spring. Most notably, under BPPE ’s proposal, the annual fee would increase to 0.75  percent of each campus ’s total revenue from California students, with a minimum fee of $4,000 and a maximum fee of $80,000 per campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

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

Mar 19, 2026 - If the Legislature determines that its other existing state commitments are higher priority than the LCI activities that would be funded with these proposals, it could revise existing statutory requirements t o downscale LCI ’s responsibilities and resource needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The total cost across all project phases is $748  million, with the state covering $399  million (53  percent) and districts covering $348  million (47  percent). Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Funds New CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College $399,428 $747,686 a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - Revenues regained their nominal levels in 55 months after the dot-com bubble, 53 months following the global financial crisis, and 40 months after the 2022 rate hike drawdown. Multi-year revenue declines amplify the strain on the state budget during major market downturns.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - Revenues regained their nominal levels in 55 months after the dot-com bubble, 53 months following the global financial crisis, and 40 months after the 2022 rate hike drawdown. Multi-year revenue declines amplify the strain on the state budget during major market downturns.  
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - (SWRCB estimates t hat exempting state-only permits from having to meet CEQA requirements would shorten their preparation time lines by at least a year.) Aligning Public Notification Requirements With Federal Processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - (In addition, the California Student Aid Commission budget includes $53 million ongoing General Fund to pay for higher associated Cal Grant costs for CSU students in 2026‑27. Many CSU students with financial need receive full tuition coverage under the Cal Grant program.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - According to 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, California is the highest paying state for psychologists with the average hourly wage at $64 per hour, whereas psychologists nationwide earned a median of $53 per hour (21  percent less).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2026-27 budget proposals related to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - During times when school districts have constrained budgets and need to reduce programs, this may result in LEAs prioritizing community schools spending and making reductions in other areas (such as math tutoring), even if they believe t hese other activities would be more beneficial for  students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131