The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This publication examines the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and prior-year reductions on trial court operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4362

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Assessment Ability ‑to ‑Pay Component Provides Meaningful Assistance to Lower ‑Income Individuals and Promotes Equity. As of November 2020, six courts offered the online ability ‑to ‑pay component of the pilot tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Proposition 27 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - Specifically, a tribe must pay $10  million when its five-year license is approved. It must also pay $1  million each time its license is renewed. A gambling company must pay $100  million when its five-year license is approved.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=27&year=2022

Proposition 26 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - This means CSWF monies would first be used to help meet this required spending level on education. The proposition requires that monies next be used to support state regulatory costs. Remaining monies would be used in three ways: (1) 15 percent for gambling addiction and mental health programs and grants, (2) 15 percent for sports betting and gambling enforcement costs, and (3) 70 percent to the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=26&year=2022

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Study Not Helpful For the reasons described above, we find that CalHR ’s 2022 Unit  6 compensation study is not helpful in assessing how the state ’s total compensation for state correctional officers compares with the six counties included in the study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details]

Sep 7, 2023 - We reviewed the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections). This review is pursuant to Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - After paying pharmacies for the drugs, Medi ‑Cal submits claims to drug makers for negotiated rebates. These rebates provide money back to the Medi ‑Cal program, effectively helping to offset some of the cost of the drugs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - It also includes $1.6  million one time each from the Special Distribution Fund and Gambling Control Fund (for a total of just under $3.2  million) for a project to manage gambling licensing workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2025-26 Budget: Health Care Access and Information

Feb 20, 2025 - One key issue is rebates —negotiated discounts that drug makers pay to health plans after drugs are purchased. Rebates help health plans mitigate the high cost of drugs, and brand drugs likely come with higher rebates than generic drugs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4979

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 5, 2025 - Paid internships allow DDS to pay the wages of and provide job coaches to consumers (either individually or in groups) placed short ‑term in a community employment setting. Tailored day services help consumers develop skills for employment through customized training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5008