The 2026-27 Budget: California Competes Extension

Mar 18, 2026 - Second, any unawarded credits from the previous fiscal year can be added to the pool of available credits for the current fiscal year. Credit Pool Has Ballooned to over $923  million for the Current Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5162

Sales Tax Exemption for Bunker Fuel

Nov 19, 2025 - In the same month, the average prices per metric ton of marine gas oil in the Americas and in the Asia-Pacific region were $837 and $786, respectively. Maritime Fuel Deliveries. To estimate California deliveries of residual fuel oil (a major type of maritime fuel), we combine data from a couple of sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5094

Fixing Unemployment Insurance

Dec 2, 2024 - Repay the outstanding federal loan immediately by using new borrowing, split evenly between: (1) a revenue bond to be repaid by employers, and (2) Pooled Money Investment Account borrowing to be paid by the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4943

Improving California’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Aug 8, 2022 - This emphasis is often at odds with making sure eligible workers get benefits quickly and easily. Indeed, this emphasis hindered the state ’s response to the pandemic. According to the administration ’s own review of EDD practices, “In interviews and observations, stories and anecdotes about fraud and/or suspected fraud were often used to explain why EDD could not act quickly to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4615