Overview of Proposition 1 and Assessment of Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program [Publication Details]

Apr 7, 2025 - Overview of Proposition 1 and Assessment of Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5027

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond [Publication Details]

Feb 5, 2025 - Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4954

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - Oversight of BHCIP Needed to Maximize Success of Proposition  1 Bond. Proposition  1 adds another $4.4  billion to the BHCIP program, or about three times the amount of funding provided to BHCIP so far.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2025 - This brief provides an overview of pharmacy spending in Medi-Cal, including historical spending trends, assumptions under the 2025-26 Governor’s Budget, and key issues and recommendations for the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5026

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - What Are Glucagon‑Like Peptide‑1 (GLP‑1) Agonists? GLP ‑1 agonists are a type of drug that help regulate blood sugar, generally by stimulating the release of insulin in the body. Use of these drugs also can result in weight loss among patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - This method also accounts for the fact that, due mainly to other constitutional spending requirements, revenue losses do not result in deficits on a 1:1 basis. This is in particular due to Proposition  98 (1988), in which required spending on schools and community colleges tends to fall when revenues decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - DFPI began implementing SB  908 on January 1, 2021 and started accepting applications for licensure on September 1, 2021. Digital Financial Assets Program. Chapter  792 of 2023 (AB  39, Grayson) requires DFPI to regulate crypto assets (which are sometimes referred to as cryptocurrencies, virtual currencies, or digital financial assets).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - As shown in Figure  1, DRE expects the annual number of applications received across most major real estate sales and broker licensing categories to decline in 2024-25, with the largest reductions occurring in the categories of first-time or new applications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - We recommended (1)  requiring all emergency augmentations come from one fund, (2)  establishing an amount for that fund in the budget, (3)  requiring advanced notice to transfer additional monies into the fund and (4)  requiring reporting on planned and actual emergency expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 8, 2025 - Figure 1 below shows the statewide number of new car registrations from January 2018 through February 2025. This is a good proxy for the number of cars purchased by California residents. New Car Registrations Down Since Strong December.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/826