By Grace Lee ’17 In 2008, Public Policy Institute of California published a report titled “Inland Empire in 2015,” projecting the demographic and economic composition of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. It anticipated potential problems in employment, educational attainment, and civic participation. The report projected that educational levels in the Inland Empire will increase only… Continue Reading
By Wesley Whitaker ’18 Ferguson, Missouri, a once obscure suburb of St. Louis, found itself on the national stage for an issue that dominated headlines and public debate for much of the last six months. The death of Michael Brown in an encounter with a police officer focused attention on the issue of fatal use… Continue Reading
On Monday, April 20, 2015, the Rose Institute of State and Local Government hosted Michael Greve for a discussion on federalism. Greve is a professor at George Mason University School of Law, where he teaches constitutional law, and recently published The Upside Down Constitution. His visit began with a reception at the Rose Institute with… Continue Reading
The Rise of Executive Federalism Monday, April 20, 2015 MMC Athenaeum, Claremont McKenna College Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Presentation starts at 6:45 p.m. Sign up here. Modern federalism is the “cooperative” federalism of the New Deal. Politically, that regime has proven stupendously successful in doing what it was supposed to do: expand government at… Continue Reading
On Monday, April 6, 2015, the Rose Institute of State and Local Government hosted a panel on a major redistricting case, Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, currently before the Supreme Court. The panel included Mary O’Grady P’15, who represented the redistricting commission, Peter Gentala, who represented the Arizona House of Representatives, and… Continue Reading
Rose Institute of State and Local Government research assistants Jessica Jinn ’16 and Francesca Hidalgo-Wohlleben ’17 attended the Association for Criminal Justice Research (California)’s conference “Criminal Justice in a Community Perspective” on March 26-27. The conference was held at the Lion’s Gate Hotel in Sacramento. Each day consisted of a keynote speaker and various panels,… Continue Reading
Who Draws the Lines? Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Independent Redistricting Commissions? Monday, April 6, 2015 MMC Athenaeum, Claremont McKenna College Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Presentation starts at 12:00 p.m. The Elections Clause of the United States Constitution provides that the “Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall… Continue Reading
Every year, city councils create a budget based on their community goals. To better understand what drives different budgets among Southern California cities, the Rose Institute looks at the overall differences between budget sizes and the potential drivers for this difference. We then deep dive into two particular cities, Santa Monica and Ventura, to compare their… Continue Reading
Every year around January 10, California’s governor releases his proposed budget. This begins a months-long process in the legislature over how to allocate finite resources. In recent years, much of the debate has surrounded the question of how much money the state has to spend in a given year. Due to the balanced budget requirement… Continue Reading
“Winning from the Center: Frank Bigelow and California’s Nonpartisan Primary,” California Journal of Politics and Policy June 3, 2014 marked the second time that California has used the new top-two primary election system. When voters passed Proposition 14 in 2010, the hope was that new election rules would alter the behavior of legislators. Whether this… Continue Reading
