Laurel Rosenhall is Sacramento bureau chief, overseeing the Los Angeles Times’ coverage of the California Capitol, state government and state politics. She joined the company in 2021 and spent a year as a member of the editorial board writing about California politics, policy and power. Before joining The Times, Rosenhall covered state politics for CalMatters and the Sacramento Bee. A lifelong Californian, she grew up in San Francisco and graduated from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
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June 27, 2024
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June 25, 2024
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June 17, 2024
New amendments to the California Journalism Preservation Act aim to make it more like a similar law in Canada.
June 10, 2024
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June 9, 2024
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May 5, 2024
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March 21, 2024
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March 14, 2024
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March 7, 2024
A handful of super PACs have spent more than $21 million on California’s Senate race so far and have at least $71 million more at their disposal.
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