Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Moreover, CSU ’s allocation factors have varied from strongly linked with program objectives (for example, Pell Grant counts) to not linked (for example, providing a flat amount to every campus regardless of need or performance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Under this time line, the administration estimates BPPE would make annual payments of $1.9  million from 2026-27 through 2031-32, with those payments totaling $11.5  million (including interest) across the six-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

Mar 6, 2019 - Initially, the benefit declines rapidly, as shown by the steep line after the peak and before the kink in Figure 3 . Within this income range (to the left of the kink) EITC benefits decrease at the same rates they increase before the peak (for example, 34 c ents for each additional $ 1 e arned for a worker with two dependents).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3960

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

Mar 18, 2026 - All six studies concluded the state ’s governance model had fundamental shortcomings and could be improved. The studies also generally agreed on the core problems. Specifically, they identified three main issues: Unclear Lines of Accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - More frequent renewals will likely increase the risk of disenrollment even among otherwise eligible individuals, due to the increased frequency of needing to submit required documentation. Like community engagement requirements, more frequent renewals are also expected to increase administrative workload for county eligibility systems, at least in the short run.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

Industry Wage Growth in California [EconTax Blog]

Nov 8, 2017 - Six of the 11 industries have had wage growth below 1%. The retail trade sector —which includes establishments like grocery and department stores, gasoline stations, and car dealerships —had virtually no growth in real wages over the period.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/256

Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 24, 2025 - Some patients likely received more than one donation in 2024, so this total likely overstates the number of distinct patients. For example, if a patient received six donations in 2024, then the transaction total includes that person six times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5059

^[PDF] The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Proposed Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

Initially, the benefit declines rapidly, as shown by the steep line after the peak and before the kink in Figure 3. Within this income range (to the left of the kink) EITC benefits decrease at the same rates they increase before the peak (for example, 34 cents for each additional $1 earned for a worker with two dependents).
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2019/3960/EITC-Expansion-030619.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - In combination, as shown in Figure  3 , it makes it likely that at least $21  billion could be needed to complete the list of 80 projects. These costs will likely continue to increase over time due to inflation and various other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Annual Report on Tax Exemptions for Medicinal Cannabis

Jun 13, 2024 - Some patients likely received more than one donation in 2023, so this total likely overstates the number of distinct patients. For example, if a patient received six donations in 2023, then the transaction total includes that person six times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4912