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California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) Update – Governor’s 2025 Budget Proposal and Fiscal Outlook


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Categories:
Technical
Speakers:
Ann Hollingshead |  Michael Coleman
Duration:
10:00 AM (PST) to 11:30 AM
License:
Never Expires.

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Description

CSMFO Webinar

 

California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) Update – Governor’s 2025 Budget Proposal and Fiscal Outlook

a CSMFO webinar

10:00-11:30 a.m., Thursday, January 30, 2025

In this webinar, staff from the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) will provide an overview of the LAO’s analysis of the Governor’s January 2025 budget proposal and the related fiscal outlook. The analysis addresses the overall condition of the state budget for 2025-26 and whether the state has capacity for its ongoing spending commitments. Michael Coleman will provide additional information and insights specific to local agencies. As local agencies prepare their operating budgets, information about the Governor’s proposed budget and the fiscal outlook are key considerations.

Advance registration is required for this no-cost webinar.

Webinar Objectives:

  1. Understand the state’s fiscal outlook;
  2. Learn about the overall condition of the state budget; and
  3. Learn about potential impacts on local agencies.

Presenters:

  • Ann Hollingshead, Principal Fiscal & Policy Analyst, California Legislative Analyst’s Office
  • Michael Coleman, Fiscal Policy Advisor to CSMFO

Audience:

  • Local government finance professionals

Continuing Professional Education:    1.5 CPE (Technical)

Cost:  Free for CSMFO members

            $35 for non-CSMFO members

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Credits


Technical This Webinar qualifies for 1.5 CPE credits.

Faculty

Ann Hollingshead's Profile

Ann Hollingshead Related Seminars and Products

Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst

Legislative Analyst’s Office


Ann Hollingshead is a Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst at the Legislative Analyst’s Office.  Her assignment covers the overall condition of the state budget, federal funding to the state, overall state debts and liabilities, and budget reserves.


Michael Coleman's Profile

Michael Coleman Related Seminars and Products

Founder

CaliforniaCityFinance.com


Michael Coleman is a leading expert on California local government revenues, spending and financing.  He is the creator of CaliforniaCityFinance.com, and the California Local Government Finance Almanac, an online resource of data, analyses and articles on California municipal finance and budgeting.  He is the principal fiscal policy advisor both to the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) and, for over twenty years, to the League of California Cities.  Michael is a popular presenter at graduate schools and conferences and is the author of numerous articles and references, including the California Municipal Revenue Sources Handbook, and – as co-author with Mike Multari, Ken Hampian and Bill Statler – the Guide to Local Government Finance in California, published by Solano Press.  An experienced city fiscal officer, Michael previously worked for the cities of San Mateo, Milpitas, Daly City and Sacramento.  He received his BA in Policy Analysis from UC Davis and his MPA from the University of Southern California, and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program.  In February 2013, the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers honored Michael with its Distinguished Service Award for dedicated service and outstanding contribution to the municipal finance profession.