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
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Rose Institute Launches Miller-Rose Institute Initiative Database
The Rose Institute, in conjunction with Claremont McKenna College Professor Ken Miller, would like to announce the recent launch of Miller-Rose Institute Initiative Database at http://initiatives.rosereport.org/. The database provides searchable summaries of all 900+ voter-approved statewide ballot initiatives in the twenty four initiative states from 1904-2008. Soon it will also provide summaries of post-election court… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on California Special Elections in Congressional Quarterly
Doug Johnson was recently quoted in a Congressional Quarterly article online on the race to fill the House seat recently vacated by Hilda Solis, who was recently named United States Secretary of Labor. Doug believes this campaign will not be decided in the general election. If the contest proceeds to a special general election, the… Continue Reading
Pacific Research Institute Launches California School Finance Database
In a large step for education spending research in California, the Pacific Research Institute recently launched a new web database that puts data on school district per-pupil revenue, achievement, demographic info, and staff salaries all in one readily accessible place. The database promises to be a boon for aspiring researchers, from students to professors due… Continue Reading
Illinois Reform Commission Looks at Redistricting Reform
According to the Peoria Journal Star, a commission holding meetings across the state of Illinois on governmental reform is considering advocating for redistricting reform in the state. Illinois has one of the oddest processes of redistricting around. If the legislature is unable to agree on a new redistricting map, the names of a Democratic legislator… Continue Reading
City of Claremont Employees Fiscally Responsible
Employees of the city of Claremont, where the Rose Institute is located, recently agreed to some key cost saving measures for this year that will help the city avoid dire straits according to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Employees represented by six unions and associations agreed to forgo their cost-of-living increase for the year as… Continue Reading
Texas State Senate Moves Towards Independent Redistricting Commission
The State Senate of Texas recently approved a bill that would change redistricting in the state, according to a report in the Dallas Morning News. The bill would put the process in the hands of an independent commission made up of four Democrats and four Republicans with a deadlock breaker potentially appointed by the Chief… Continue Reading
Rose Board Member Named Democratic Co-Chair of California Forward
Current member of the Rose Institute Board of Governors and former speaker of the California Assembly, Bob Hertzberg, was recently named the Democratic Co-Chair of the organization California Forward. Mr. Hertzberg replaces Leon Panetta, who left the organization to become the head of the Central Intelligence Agency. California forward is a bi-partisan organization whose goal… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Congressional Election to Replace Recently Appointed US Secretary of Labor
Doug Johnson is quoted in a recent San Gabriel Valley Tribune article on the subject of candidates for the Congressional seat recently vacated by Hilda Solis. Solis was recently appointed United States Secretary of Labor. Johnson comments on the challenges ahead for the candidates like Emanuel Pletez: “When people talk about this race, there’s Cedillo… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Cities Swapping Stimulus Funds for Other Funds in Los Angeles Times
In a recent article in the Los Angeles Times, Doug Johnson weighs in on whether cities should be able to barter funds they will receive from the recent stimulus package. Johnson critiques the system as a misuse of taxpayer funds. “What this is all doing is dodging the intent of the [federal] legislation,” said Douglas… Continue Reading