Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson today joined Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the Center for Governmental Studies and other redistricting reform organizations on a letter to California’s legislative leaders. The letter discusses the legislative leaders’ upcoming strikes from the redistricting commission applicant pool. Continue Reading
Today’s post on redistricting in Ohio will look at the westernmost districts in the state: the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 8th. The link to the map below shows Ohio with those particular districts highlighted. View Larger Map Ohio’s 1st congressional district includes almost all of Cincinnati and also stretches north along the western border of… Continue Reading
In its 2011 redistricting, Ohio may lose two congressional seats, potentially more than any other state in the country. This Rose Report series will analyze the upcoming 2010 election in each of the current districts and what Ohio’s congressional districts are likely to look like after 2012. Congressional redistricting in Ohio is done by the… Continue Reading
The USA Today has a great graphic on the technology Americans use to cast their votes. By moving your mouse over “2000” and “2010” you can see the huge shift in systems. As the article notes, the change was inspired by the Bush versus Gore 2000 Presidential voting controversies. (Hat tip to Loyola Law School’s… Continue Reading
In the September 2010 issue of the Election Law Journal, University of Virginia law professor Michael D. Gilbert reviewed Rose Institute Associate Director Ken Miller’s recent book, Direct Democracy and the Courts. Gilbert wrote that Miller’s book “makes an impressive contribution to scholarship in this field†by blending “history, institutional analysis, case law, and comprehensive… Continue Reading
A September 30th article in the Ventura County Reporter quoted the Rose Institute’s Douglas Johnson on Proposition 20, which would expand 2008’s Proposition 11, giving the commission control over federal as well as state legislative districts. The article is titled “State, local politicians draw the line with contradictory propositions” and released on September 30th. Johnson’s… Continue Reading
Under Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives, California members (especially from Northern California) hold significant power in the House. Â The most powerful House member, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is from San Francisco. Â George Miller, Chairman of the powerful Education and Labor Committee, is from Northern California. Â Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman is from the… Continue Reading
On September 29th Republican Congressman Devin Nunes (from California’s 21st district) introduced a bill that would reform the process for Congressional redistricting nationwide (H.R. 6250: the Congressional Redistricting Formula Act). Â According to the Congressman’s press release: [P]oliticians would be banned from intentionally diluting the voting strength of any person or group and would be required… Continue Reading
On October 4th, The Star Ledger had a story about the cost of doing business in Jersey City and Newark which discussed the 2010 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey: New Jersey has never been a bargain for businesses, but a new study ranks two of the state’s cities — Jersey City and Newark… Continue Reading
One way the Inland Empire can work to emerge from the severe regional recession is to develop a stronger export economy. Exports, along with consumption, investment, and government expenditures, are the four basic components of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a key measure of economic vitality in a nation, state, or region. If the Inland… Continue Reading
