The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Provides $10  Million to Renew the Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment Program. The 2025-26 budget plan includes $10  million for a grant program supporting non-profits who provide training and employment to individuals who were recently incarcerated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - The list of identified savings that the administration provided to the Legislature provides very high-level information and does not fully meet the reporting requirements specified under the control sections for the January 10 reports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations

May 21, 2024 - Proposed Process to Achieve 10  Percent Reduction Starts Late and Seems Inefficient. It is our understanding that DOF would not start the process to work with departments to identify savings until the fall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4903

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposed Reductions to State Operations [Publication Details]

May 21, 2024 - Between the two proposals, the administration proposes that the Legislature delegate responsibility to the Governor to determine how to permanently reduce state operations by roughly 10 percent. As we discuss in this post, we think there is merit to the Department of Finance finding operational efficiencies; however, (1) any resulting reductions would be made based on the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4903

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Introduction On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom ’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - We also recommend directing DFPI to report annually for three years beginning on January 10, 2026, on the amount of revenue received from each increased fee and how this compares to what the department projected would be received.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2020-21 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 28, 2020 - These events include satellite wagering for horse racing, live harness racing, interim shows and trade exhibitions, an aquatic park, and Sacramento Republic soccer games. Cal  Expo also can be activated as a regional emergency evacuation and recovery support center by the Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4187

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - (Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants provide additional gift aid on top of Pell Grants to undergraduate students with exceptional financial need.) The other notable focus of federal higher education funding is research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - We recommend the Legislature require the department to report by January 10, 2024 o n how actual workload compares to the level of workload assumed for each position approved for S B   908 i mplementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4951