Mackenzie Mays covers state government and politics in the Los Angeles Times’ Sacramento bureau. Previously, she worked as an investigative reporter for Politico, the Fresno Bee and the Charleston Gazette-Mail. In 2019, she received the National Press Club Press Freedom Award for her political watchdog reporting. She is a graduate of West Virginia University and proud Appalachian.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said his staff has been working with Democrats in the Legislature on the state’s healthcare minimum wage law in light of budget concerns.
Dec. 7, 2023
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s departure provides a rare opportunity for an ambitious California Republican to seek higher office.
Dec. 7, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met up for a rare debate in Alpharetta, Ga.
Dec. 1, 2023
California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas names new committee chairs including Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks and Jesse Gabriel
Nov. 21, 2023
Healthcare minimum wage expected to cost $4 billion in first year as California budget deficit looms
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Nov. 4, 2023
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Oct. 29, 2023
Conservatives and right-wing agitators are waging a well-coordinated, anti-LGBTQ+ culture war in local school districts across California.
Oct. 15, 2023
California healthcare workers will see at least $25 an hour starting in 2026 after Gov. Newsom signed a bill mandating an industry minimum wage.
Oct. 13, 2023
California workers will be entitled to five paid sick days, up from the current three, under a new law signed by Gov.
Oct. 4, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have given housekeepers, nannies and other domestic workers OSHA rights
Sept. 30, 2023