Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - The four most common reasons why eligible workers do not apply for UI include: (1)  they did not think they were eligible, (2)  they expected to get a new job soon, (3)  they expected their employer to rehire them soon, or (4)  their employer told them they were not eligible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - Finally, unemployed workers must regularly certify with the department to keep getting benefits. In this section, we explore potential explanations for why the process of getting UI payments has become so difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2025 - The Governor’s budget includes several proposals under the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). In this post we evaluate and provide recommendations for three of these proposals: California Competes Grants, California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program, and CHIPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - The Governor’s budget includes several proposals under the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). In this post we evaluate and provide recommendations for three of these proposals: California Competes Grants, California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program, and CHIPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - In this section, we aggregate data over this period to track cohorts of workers born in the same year to see how their rates of low-wage work change as they get older. Cohort Example. Consider, for example, workers born in 1981.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2

The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2025 - This brief discusses California's film tax credit and assesses the Governor’s Budget proposal to raise the amount of tax credits available for the California Film Commission to allocate to $750 million starting in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5000

The 2025-26 Budget: California’s Film Tax Credit

Feb 28, 2025 - This brief discusses California's film tax credit and assesses the Governor’s Budget proposal to raise the amount of tax credits available for the California Film Commission to allocate to $750 million starting in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5000

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - In this post, we provide an update and comments on the implementation of a new firearm and ammunition tax that went into effect beginning July 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - In this post, we provide an update and comments on the implementation of a new firearm and ammunition tax that went into effect beginning July 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 14, 2025 - In this post, we provide information to support the Legislature’s oversight of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s (CDTFA’s) tobacco programs. In particular, we offer background information; comments on revenue trends, CDTFA’s enforcement activities, and the AB 3218 budget change proposal (BCP); and questions that budget subcommittees may wish to ask about these issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4966