March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif. has an annual economic impact totaling $579 million in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, according to a report issued on Thursday, January 14 by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College. That economic impact consists of an estimated $267 million of payroll for active… Continue Reading
Taxing California Monday, October 26, 2015 Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, Claremont McKenna College Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Presentation starts at 12:00 pm Register on the MMC Athenaeum website. Currently, there are numerous proposals in California to change the way people are taxed—from measures to extend the temporary taxes adopted in 2012 to major changes in the… Continue Reading
This year, the Rose Institute held its first ever, institute-wide retreat! Students drove to Indian Cove Campground on Friday afternoon and spent all day Saturday exploring Joshua Tree National Park. Activities included a sunrise hike, rock climbing, and fun with friends! We look forward to more institute bonding events in the future. Big thanks to… Continue Reading
Lindsay Burton ’19 Lindsay Burton is a freshman from the local area of Redlands, California. She plans to dual major in Government and International Relations. When she is not training and working on her latest project as a new Research Assistant, Lindsay is an active student-cadet of the United States Army ROTC. … Continue Reading
Written by Francesca Hidalgo-Wohlleben ’17 Nestled between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley, the March Air Reserve Base (March ARB) is one of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military. It covers some 6,700 acres and its 13,300-foot runway is the longest in California. March ARB was one of thirty-two Air Service… Continue Reading
Written by Manav Kohli ’16 On August 6, 2015, the City of Ontario and the City of Los Angeles announced that Los Angeles had agreed to relinquish ownership of Ontario International Airport (ONT) and transfer it to local control. This agreement comes after nearly five years of effort by local officials — and several law… Continue Reading
Rose Institute of State and Local Government Research Assistant Hannah Oh ’16 recently wrote an op-ed for The New York Times. In her article, Oh argues that the most important issue for millennials in the upcoming 2016 presidential election is a clear and realistic foreign policy. Click here to view the entire article. Continue Reading
Sixth Annual Inland Empire Economic Forecast Conference to be Held on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario Melissa Francis, Anchor & Host, Fox Business Network & Fox News Channel Featured Guest Speaker Presented by Citizens Business Bank Hosted by Claremont McKenna College and The UCLA Anderson Forecast Leading Economists Present… Continue Reading
According to California Election Code, “Except for a voter-nominated office at a general election, each voter is entitled to write on the ballot the name of any candidate for any public office.”1 Though the statute may entitle voters to write in any candidate’s name, their votes will be counted only if their write- in candidate… Continue Reading
The Rose Institute of State and Local Government is pleased to present institute alumnus Gavin Landgraf’s (CMC ’14) senior thesis on California’s pension problems. The thesis identifies the sources of problems within California’s pension system and suggests possible solutions. Gavin’s paper compiles data on various aspects of California’s pension system, including real estate investments and… Continue Reading
