The 2026-27 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 12, 2026 - Some of the largest spending augmentations proposed for the budget window include: (1) $76 million for utility replacement and site improvements at Exposition Park, (2) $67 million to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for fixed‑wing aircraft pilot and mechanics contract increases, (3) $60 million to the Department of Health Care Access and Information for
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The 2019-20 Budget: Undoing California’s Outstanding Budgetary Deferrals

Mar 26, 2019 - Build More Reserves The first reason to undo deferrals is fiscal —that is, undoing the deferrals would allow the state to take this action again in the future, resulting in a benefit similar to reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3988

The 2023-24 Budget: Considering Inflation's Effects on State Programs

Nov 16, 2022 - For example, child care vouchers are based on a survey of market child care costs, however, the Legislature must adopt new rates based on those surveys in order to adjust the value of the vouchers for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4647

A Framework for Allocating Federal Recovery Funds

May 4, 2021 - Other potential examples include child care, homelessness, housing affordability, student achievement gaps, and broadband access, among others. Develop a Plan. Given the significant direct assistance already provided by the federal government to individuals, businesses, and local governments, we recommend the Legislature take time to develop a plan for the allocation of the fiscal recovery funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4422

New Inflation Poses Not So New Budget Risk

Dec 15, 2022 - While some spending areas, such as the Local Control Funding Formula and Medi-Cal managed care rates, include formulaic adjustments that automatically take inflation into account, others do not. For the many state programs that do not adjust automatically, appropriations are fixed at their existing level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4653

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - This estimate does not assume the state ’s reauthorized managed care organization (MCO) tax is approved by the federal government in 2020 ‑21 (although the administration ’s multiyear estimates do assume it is ultimately approved to take effect in 2021 ‑22, as we discuss later).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - According to the administration, this growth is largely due to higher ‑than ‑anticipated per ‑enrollee costs, which reflects a range of factors like greater utilization of services, increased prices for medical care, and expanded use of high ‑cost specialty drugs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2020-21 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 20, 2019 - Importantly, this scenario assumes the federal government approves the managed care organization (MCO) tax and the state faces no major disasters over the next few years. (The MCO tax offsets General Fund costs in Medi ‑Cal but it requires federal approval.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4111

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - If the Legislature wanted to promote early intervention programs, it likely would need to take a different approach —crafting a more targeted initiative with specific requirements and accountability measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2017-18 Budget: California Spending Plan

Oct 18, 2017 - Crisis stabilization and safety net services take on particular importance for the system as the three remaining DCs set to close between 2018 and 2021 (except for the STP at Porterville DC). The DC closures mean there will no longer be state ‑operated “placements of last resort ” for consumers with the most challenging service needs.
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