How High? Adjusting California’s Cannabis Taxes

Dec 17, 2019 - The negative effects of cannabis appear to be linked in large part to the potency of the products used. Accordingly, a potency ‑based tax is a direct, consistent way to use taxes to discourage harmful use, so it scores well on this criterion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4125

^[PDF] 1970 Budget Analysis: Executive Branch

Another aspect of the utilization of electronic computers which has become an important issue during the past year is the potential inva- sion of personal privacy brought about by the apparent availability of numerous items of personal data stored in the data banks of com- puters.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1970/04_executive_1970.pdf

^[PDF] 1970 Budget Analysis: Transportation Agency

When com- pleted, the plan will provide a logical basis for the distribution of the Airport Assistance Revolving Fund and will relate the needs of the state to the potential financing of airport development.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/1970/18_transportation_1970.pdf

2001 Budget Analysis: Education Technology

Funds can be used for staff training, s oftware and hardware, and to create links with community. Internet2 —$32 Million Funds University of California (UC) to connect and serve all county offices of education on the Internet2 network.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_13_EdTech_anl01.htm

^[PDF] Labor and Workforce Development Programs: Overview of ARRA

Ad hoc reporting, however, is available upon request.  Reports Should Be More Accessible  The EDD should submit copies of reports to the Legislature, at least annually, and make them available online for the public.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2010/Workforce_Development_Overview_03_17_10.pdf

Other Budget Issues

CalWORKs CalWORKs Background and Recent History Our presentation to Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on CalWORKs background and recent history can be found in our March 21, 2013 handout through the link provided below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations?Year=2013

2018-19 Changes in K-12 Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/87

A Review of California's Compulsory Education Laws

(Since statute already requires school di stricts to collect this information, this would not require a higher level of service than required under state law, thus not resulting in a new state mandate.)
https://lao.ca.gov/2004/compulsory_ed/020304_Compulsory_Education_Laws.htm

The 2017-18 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision [Publication Details]

May 13, 2017 - We are releasing our assessment of the May Revision in various online products. This post describes the major features of the Governor’s May Revision and our office’s initial comments on it. Other posts in this series discuss our office’s independent assessments of the state’s economy, revenues, and spending proposals in the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3669

^[PDF] Streamlining Nursing Education Pathways: A Progress Report On Assembly Bill 1295 (Fuller)

As we discussed in Ensuring an Adequate Health Workforce: Improving State Nursing Programs (May 2007), for years the number of applicants to nursing schools in California has far exceeded the number of available slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/edu/nursing_ed/Streamlining_Nursing_Ed_Pathways.pdf