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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The measure asks voters to change the California Constitution to enshrine a “fundamental right to marry” and remove language that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
July 5, 2024
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July 4, 2024
The Legislature reached a deal on proposals to upgrade school buildings and ensure safe drinking water, wildfire response.
July 1, 2024
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June 30, 2024
California lawmakers send student gender notification bill to Newsom after explosive Assembly debate
After an emotional and combative debate, California lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that would ban schools from requiring that changes to a student’s gender identity be flagged to their parents.
June 27, 2024
Democrats passed a law to expedite construction at the California Capitol by exempting a large renovation project from the environmental law known as CEQA.
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San Diego doctor George Delgado helped take the fight against abortion pills all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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California officials must finalize the state budget and the list of measures that will go on the ballot by the end of June. Secret budget conversations are intertwined with deal-making around the 2024 ballot.
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