The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor links these base increases to CSU and UC meeting three expectations: (1)  developing a plan to eliminate their achievement gaps by 2025, (2)  permanently increasing the share of courses they offer online by at least 10  percentage points over their pre-pandemic levels, and (3)  establishing “dual admissions ” pathways designed to simplify and expedite student transfer from community colleges to CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

How California's Economy Evolved Over the Last Business Cycle [EconTax Blog]

Jan 7, 2021 - Jobs in the state ’s software and data processing sectors more than doubled between July 2007 and February 2020, while jobs in ‘other information ’ (mostly online publishing and web search portals) more than quadrupled.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/604

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

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Home Prices Update: November 2020 [EconTax Blog]

Dec 22, 2020 - Previous recessions have had disparate effects on home prices: they were largely unaffected by the collapse of the dot-com bubble in 2001, while in the late 2000s the collapse of the housing bubble was the single biggest factor that led to the financial crisis.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/602

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - Notable advantages are reducing districts ’ need for internal and external borrowing, reestablishing the link between ongoing program costs and ongoing funding, and giving the Legislature more budget tools to respond to future economic downturns.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2021-22 Budget: CalWORKs Fiscal Outlook

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4306

With New Deficits Looming, California Will Weigh its Options for Allocating a Large Revenue Windfall

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The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - (For more information on employee compensation and other CDCR cost drivers in recent years, see State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions. ) Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
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The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - (For more information on employee compensation and other CDCR cost drivers in recent years, see State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions. ) Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656 | information [at] lao.ca.gov
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The 2021-22 Budget: The Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 18, 2020 - Proposition   98 Reserve Deposits Linked With Cap on School Districts ’ Local Reserves. A state law enacted in 2014 and modified in 2017 sets a cap on local school district reserves after the balance in the Proposition  98 Reserve reaches a certain threshold.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4298