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Laura Fitzgerald

Statehouse/Politics Reporter

Laura Fitzgerald covers California state politics for CapRadio. Through her reporting, Laura aims to tell stories about how the government is (and is not) serving Californians.

Laura has reported on the city of Oakland’s land back policy efforts, the 2022 UC-wide strike of graduate student workers, unionization efforts for workers in California’s State Capitol, and more. Prior to her work as a journalist, Laura was a legislative staffer in the California State Assembly where she worked on policies pertaining to elections, voting rights, and campaign finance disclosure. Laura earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from UC Davis and her master’s in Journalism from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Stories by Laura Fitzgerald

UC Davis Med Center workers embark on 2-day strike
November 20, 2024
AFSCME Local 3299 members cite unfair labor practices by the University of California. But UC officials say they fundamentally disagree with the union’s characterization of negotiations.
Here’s what we know about California 2024 General Election results so far
November 15, 2024
CapRadio will provide updates on preliminary results for the California 2024 General Election here.
Support lags for Prop 32, California’s latest minimum wage proposal
November 1, 2024
California voters have favored statewide wage increases in the past, but recent polls show a majority of likely voters aren’t backing the latest proposal.
With a safe race in California, Sacramento area Assembly candidate Krell campaigns in swing state Nevada
October 23, 2024
California’s deep blue electorate usually means a predictable outcome for top ballot races in November. This has some candidates redirecting resources to the neighboring swing state of Nevada.
Newsom approves new regulations on oil drilling in California
September 26, 2024
Amid a special session on gas prices, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation which will limit drilling and create buffer zones between community spaces and wells.
Lawmakers embark on second special session aimed at lowering gas prices
September 18, 2024
Assembly members will evaluate proposals to ease California’s gas prices, which cost an average of $4.70 per gallon, or a dollar and a half above the national average.
California constitutional expert weighs in on special session
September 5, 2024
State Assembly leaders convened a special session shortly after Newsom’s call to hold one. But Senate leaders say they refuse to meet this fall.
Key takeaways from California’s 2024 legislative session
September 3, 2024
State lawmakers passed hundreds of bills, including some that would safeguard jobs from AI, strengthen penalties for drug crimes and retail theft and others that call for insurance companies to cover more health services.
Should AI be regulated in the workplace? California lawmakers took that question on this legislative session
August 28, 2024
A handful of bills introduced this legislative session have lawmakers trying to strike a balance between two major political forces: labor and tech.
California's suspense file shapes legislative agenda for final weeks of session
August 16, 2024
The twice-yearly legislative hurdle is known to be a somewhat opaque process where bills over a certain cost threshold can be held without significant public debate.

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Laura Fitzgerald

Statehouse/Politics Reporter

Stories by Laura Fitzgerald