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Idaho Redistricting News Coming Soon
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Hawaii Redistricting News Coming Soon
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Discusses Proposed Inland Empire Center for Economics and Public Policy
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported on a proposal by Rose Institute and other Claremont McKenna College professors to create the Inland Empire Center for Economics and Public Policy. The Center, while still in the conceptual phase, would expand on the work done by the Rose Institute and the Lowe Instiute of Political Economy (also… Continue Reading
Sacramento area most likely to apply for Commission
A new Rose Institute analysis shows that voters in the Sacramento area are the most likely to apply (so far) for service on California’s new Independent Redistricting Commission. The map below shows the percentage of each county’s registered voters who have applied and been deemed “tentatively eligible” for the Commission. Click on image for a… Continue Reading
Real Time Stats and Graphs on the Redistricting Commision Applications
In 2008, California voters passed Proposition 11, the Voters FIRST Act, which took control of the redistricting process for the state assembly and senate away from the lawmakers and gave it to an independent commission. Now that commission is being created, and citizens from across the state are applying to be on it. The State… Continue Reading
Rose Institute's Douglas Johnson in USA Today
The Rose Institute’s Douglas Johnson, a Consulting Fellow at the Institute, was quoted in a USA Today article about the demographic data that was released by the Census Bureau on Wednesday. Johnson discussed what the report showed about California: “California’s Golden State image has certainly collapsed,” said Douglas Johnson, a fellow at the Rose Institute… Continue Reading
New Census numbers show CA avoids losing a seat – for now
This morning the Census Bureau released state by state population estimates for July 1, 2009. The numbers show California’s population growth remains slow, as net gains from new births and immigration from other countries exceed the net loss of population to other states. Calculations by Polidata and Election Data Services indicate California is likely, but not… Continue Reading
Dreaming of a White Christmas: A Demographic Perspective
“I’m dreaming of a White Christmas…â€Â So sang Bing Crosby more than fifty years ago. And today, more Americans are dreaming of—rather than waking up to—a  snow-filled front yard on Christmas morning. For the first time in history, less than a quarter of all Americans are likely to see a White Christmas. And not because… Continue Reading
Inland Empire Outlook's Detailed Analysis of the Inland Empire's Housing Crisis
As the Inland Empire continues to grow in size and economic and political influence, the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and the Lowe Institute of Political Economy have partnered together to publish the Inland Empire Outlook, a newsletter analyzing economic and political trends shaping the region. This post is the first of a… Continue Reading