Laurel Rosenhall

Laurel covered California politics for CalMatters, with a focus on power and personalities in the state Capitol. She's been included in the Washington Post’s list of outstanding state politics reporters and was named Journalist of the Year by the Sacramento Press Club. Laurel helped launch CalMatters in 2015 after more than a dozen years covering politics and education for the Sacramento Bee. A lifelong Californian, Laurel holds a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.

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If Newsom recall succeeds, how would a Republican govern?
Democratic legislators killed some controversial bills, protecting Gov. Gavin Newsom along the way.pro
Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers a speech during a rally at the Barrio Action Youth and Family Center in El Sereno, where he would sign the California Comeback Plan relief bill, on July 13, 2021. Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
From left, Republican candidates for California Governor John Cox, Kevin Faulconer, Kevin Kiley and Doug Ose participate in a debate at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Aug. 4, 2021, in Yorba Linda. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

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