The 2026-27 Budget: Food Assistance Programs

Feb 18, 2026 - CalFresh is California ’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides monthly food assistance to qualifying low-income households. To be eligible, households generally must earn less than 200  percent of the federal poverty level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5126

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 16, 2025 - Budget Package Addressed a Nearly $15   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Legislature addressed a nearly $15  billion budget problem in the 2025 ‑26 budget package. This  budget problem is slightly higher than the one addressed by the Governor in the May Revision (around $14  billion), and results from two somewhat offsetting differences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5079

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Welfare

Mar 3, 2026 - Statewide launch of version 1 planned for October 2026. Tiered Rate Structure Initial funding for automation and administrative preparation began in 2025 ‑26. Governor ’s budget includes $2.3 million in 2026 ‑27 for CANS fidelity and training.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/5147

The 2024-25 Budget: Property Tax Postponement Program [EconTax Blog]

Feb 29, 2024 - Continuing to operate the program would cost $7.5 million General Fund in 2024-25, plus several million dollars in annual General Fund costs over the next few years. Such an approach would be inconsistent with the intent for the current version of the program, which was structured with a goal of avoiding general taxpayer support.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/800

The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Initial Comments on the Governor ’s May Revision Key Takeaways We Estimate Governor Addressed a $55  Billion Budget Problem. The Governor cites a budget problem of $27  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902

The 2026-27 Budget: CDTFA’s Cannabis and Tobacco Programs

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend that the Legislature adopt a modified version of this proposal and conside r whether new provisional language is needed to prevent such problems from recurring. Background Cannabis Tax Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5132

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2024 - Specifically, as of the end of the first full year of redeterminations, total Medi-Cal caseload stood at nearly 15  million —more than two million enrollees greater than was projected by the administration in May 2023 and our office in November 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4941

The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902/1

The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4902/2

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Past efforts to achieve large unallocated reductions through efficiencies have resulted in some ongoing savings to the state budget but generally have fallen short of the large levels initially assumed. 2024-25 Budget Assumed Large Ongoing Reductions to Departmental State Operations … The 2024-25 budget assumed large levels of ongoing departmental budgetary
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156