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With over 1,100 members, CALED is one of the largest economic development associations in the country. We are pleased to share this summer budget update. Activity resumes in the Capitol as the Legislature returns August 3 from its summer break. Over the next four weeks, legislators will take final action on over 1,000 pending bills. [...]

2026 was a quieter year when it came to local tax increment financing in the Legislature. Still, less can often mean more for local agencies looking to protect their authority and flexibility. The year did not start quietly. In early January, CALED alerted its members with planned High Speed Rail (HSR) stations of a legislative [...]