The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, some Learning Lab projects have resulted in higher pass rates for certain STEM courses while other projects have been linked to improving students ’ motivation and sense of belonging. Projects Are Challenging to Scale.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Based on data from October 2024, the state serves 100,705 children in  State  Preschool. Child Care and State Preschool Programs Supported With Multiple Funding Sources. The 2025 ‑26 budget package provided a total of $10.3  billion for subsidized child care and State Preschool ($7.8  billion from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Since the evidence on the effectiveness of the credit is from earlier iterations of the program, and the attributes of awards have shifted over the years, periodic analysis of the program ’s effectiveness as data becomes available continues to remain prudent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - CDE Administers Programs, Collects Data, and Conducts Oversight. CDE is the primary state entity responsible for administering federal and state education programs. In this role, the department allocates funding, collects and reports data, and monitors district compliance with various laws ( Figure  1 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - However, many of the most significant challenges facing the watershed are directly linked to water use and diversion, including exports from the SWP and CVP. The watershed has been reshaped by a vast network of dams, pumps, levees, reservoirs, and engineered channels to support water storage, water delivery, and flood control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - We note that these growth components are our best estimates based on the data we have available at this time. Moreover, costs to administer the program also make up a small component of the growth listed above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - To achieve this, statute specifies that provider payments should be linked to consumer outcomes. Specifically, statute provides that the fully funded provider rate models are to be implemented using two payment components: a base rate equaling 90   percent of the rate model and a quality incentive payment equaling up to 10   percent of the rate model, the latter of which is to be implemented through the quality incentive program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - BCG is expected to conduct a detailed analysis of financial data for hospitals across the state to identify how different hospital payment models create incentives for hospitals. This work would be expected to serve as a basis for developing recommendations to reduce state costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852