Category Archives: Rose Report

Rose Return: Alumni Speak to Students in First Alumni Roundtable

The Rose Institute Alumni Roundtable, held on November 14, originated as part of a developing effort to increase engagement between current and former Rose Institute students. Alumni Jessica O’Hare, CMC class of 2000, and Nicholas Heidorn, class of 2006, met with Rose students to provide insights on their experiences both during and after CMC and… Continue Reading

Rose Institute Hosts Three Strikes Conference

On October 24 the Rose Institute of State and Local Government hosted a conference on California’s Three Strikes law. The conference reviewed the history and effects of the controversial law and also featured a debate on Proposition 47, which reclassifies certain crimes as misdemeanors and thus further narrows the scope of Three Strikes. The event… Continue Reading

Dreier Roundtable: Immigration Policy for the 21st Century

In collaboration with the Brookings Institution, Claremont McKenna College’s new Dreier Roundtable hosted its inaugural conference on campus on Friday, November 7. Titled “Immigration Policy for the 21st Century,” the Roundtable brought together renowned policy experts, academics, and journalists to discuss immigration reform in the changing political and economic landscape of the 21st century. Rep.… Continue Reading

Election 2014: California Initiative Results

On Tuesday, California voters approved propositions 1, 2, and 47 while rejecting propositions 45, 46, 48. Both Proposition 1 and Proposition 2 received 66.8% “yes” votes. Perhaps the most closely watched measure, Proposition 47, passed with 58.8% of the vote. On the losing side, Proposition 45, Proposition 46, and Proposition 58, all received less than… Continue Reading

Rose Students Win 1st and 2nd Place at Crime Research Conference

Rose Institute research assistant, Elise Hansell ’15, was awarded first place among student researchers at a recent conference of the Association for Criminal Justice Research (California). Hansell presented a poster on her research constructing national crime funnels for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and certain drug offenses. A crime funnel is a graphic that… Continue Reading

Video Voter Series: Proposition 46

Video Voter Series 2014 Prop 46 from Claremont McKenna College on Vimeo. Summary Proposition 46 addresses concerns regarding patient safety, prescription drug monitoring, and drug testing of physicians. These topics are addressed by amending and/or adding to current laws regarding medical malpractice suits, prescription drug abuse and monitoring, and physician conduct as regulated by the… Continue Reading

California’s Three Strikes Law and Proposition 47 Conference

California’s Three Strikes Law and Proposition 47 Conference Friday, October 24, 2014, 1:00-4:00pm Freeburg Forum, Kravis Center, Lower Level Claremont McKenna College In 1994 California citizens voted to enact the “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law. The law imposes sentences of 25 years-to- life on defendants who have two prior convictions for crimes defined as… Continue Reading

Bob Stern and Tony Quinn: 2014 Ballot Initiatives at the Ath

California has a long tradition of direct democracy, allowing citizens to bypass their elected representatives, propose laws, place them on the ballot, and enact them at the polls. This November Californians will once again be given the responsibility of resolving a multitude of critical public policy issues. Voters will evaluate the merits of six different… Continue Reading

Video Voter Series: Proposition 2

Video Voter Series 2014 Prop 2 from Claremont McKenna College on Vimeo. Background and Existing Law For the past several years, California has had a problem of volatile state revenues. The state’s overreliance on personal income tax, which, according to the State Controller, makes up 67% of state revenue – much of it from high… Continue Reading