Each year, as CMC opens its doors to new freshmen, so does the Rose Institute. We welcome a class of around seven research assistants into the Rose in early September, and they dive right into professional responsibilities, working closely with the expert faculty, interfacing day after day with real-world clients, and contributing substantially to widely… Continue Reading
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Rose Conference: Redistricting, The 2010 Census, and Your Budget
The Rose Institute is pleased to announce our next conference will be held October 15th, 2009. The all-day conference will cover the financial and representational issues involved in the 2010 Census and 2011 Congressional, Legislative, and local redistricting of California. Titled “Redistricting, The 2010 Census, and Your Budget: Changes and Challenges for California Governments,†the conference… Continue Reading
Wall Street Journal fact-checking blunder
On August 10th, the Wall Street Journal unfortunately ran a factually inaccurate op-ed piece written by John Baker and Elliott Stonecipher entitled “Our Unconstitutional Census.” The authors wanted to discuss whether illegal immigrants should be counted in the Census and for Congressional reapportionment. As an academic with a keen (some say obsessive) interest in the Census, I was interested to… Continue Reading
Draft Regulations for CA Redistricting Commission
The California State Auditor posted the draft regulations for the Commission Selection Process here. A public hearing on the regulations is scheduled for September 14th in Sacramento. Among many newsworthy items, the Auditor’s views on “Qualifications of Applicants” are perhaps the most important to the process (and the hardest elements of Proposition 11 to define).… Continue Reading
Easy to read text of CA Prop 11
The California Voter Foundation posted a much-needed, easy-to-read version of Proposition 11 online. As the State moves forward with choosing the independent redistricting commission created by Prop 11, and with the actual redistricting of the state in 2011, this will be a valuable resource. Our thanks to them, with a “why didn’t we think of that?” Continue Reading
Redistricting continues in North Carolina
North Carolina continues its two-decade streak of having lawsuits and late re-redistrictings. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Bartlett v. Strickland, the state legislature is nearing the completion of its re-redistricting for the 2010 elections. Continue Reading
Arizona redistricting case ends with Commission victory
The Arizona State Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission. The ruling ends the long-running lawsuit over the state’s legislative redistricting. The decision is available for download: az-minority-v-fair-redistricting-opinion. Continue Reading
Former Utah Republican Congressman Endorses Redistricting Reform
Jim Hansen, a former Speaker of the Utah house and Republican Congressman endorsed the idea of changing the method of drawing districts in the state of Utah, according to an article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Hansen came out in support of a citizen initiative being advocated for by Fair Boundaries, a volunteer group. Fair… Continue Reading
Independent Redistricting Commission Bill Fails in Texas
A bill that would have put Congressional redistricting in Texas in the hands of an independent commission rather than the legislature failed in the Texas Senate recently, according to the Austin American-Statesman. While the bill would have only affected Congressional districts and not Texas Senate and House districts, the bill did not make it to… Continue Reading
Frates on LAUSD Teacher Early Retirement
Dr. Frates was recently quoted in a Los Angeles Daily News article on the subject of 1,400 Los Angeles Unified School District employees signing up for an early retirement plan. Frates discusses the pros and cons for the district: “With early retirement the cost is not free, and retirement benefits will be doled out for… Continue Reading