The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Proposition 2 Proposition   2 Contains Annual Debt Payment Requirement. Proposition  2 created new rules regarding: (1)  deposits into the state ’s rainy ‑day fund and (2)  accelerating payments toward certain eligible debts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis [Publication Details]

Aug 25, 2022 - Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis [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/4619

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis August 25, 2022 Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis On August 22, 2022, our office received a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Coastal Flooding and Erosion From Rising Sea Levels Sea levels along the California coast are projected to rise by about six inches by 2030 and as much as seven to ten feet by 2100 compared to 2000 levels, depending upon the degree of warming the planet experiences.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - Expanded benefits also replaced a larger share of workers ’ lost earnings. An unemployed minimum wage worker, who normally makes $520 per week, received $860 per week in the spring and summer under the federal increase and will receive $560 per week under the recent federal extension, which continues through September 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

May 26, 2021 - Overseen by the Employment Development Department (EDD), the UI program provides weekly benefits to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The federal government oversees state UI programs but the state has significant discretion to set benefit and employer contribution levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4442

The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 15, 2022 - Overseen by the Employment Development Department (EDD), the UI program provides weekly payments to workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The average payment —excluding federal augmentations during the pandemic —is about $330 per week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - The UI program provides weekly benefits to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The federal government oversees state UI programs but the state has significant discretion to set benefit and employer contribution levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - Specifically, federal law allowed self ‑employed workers to backdate new PUA  claims to when they lost work, meaning a first fraudulent check could total several thousand dollars. Second, whereas EDD typically verifies claims against employer payroll records, it could not do so for self ‑employed workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - Figure 2 Administration ’s Estimated Fiscal Effect of Proposed Unit 10 Agreement (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073