Crashing the party: Advocacy coalitions and the nonpartisan primary Dr. J. Andrew Sinclair and Ian O’Grady first began researching the California’s nonpartisan “top-two” primary system in the fall semester of 2013. Sinclair, a visiting professor at CMC, wrote his dissertation on the topic at Cal Tech, and partnered with the Rose Institute to continue working on… Continue Reading
WELCOME THE NEW HIRES FOR 2017 This year eight freshmen and one sophomore were hired as the newest class of Rose Institute research assistants. New Hire Project Manager Katie Hill’18 has scheduled a series of training aimed to develop their research skills. The staff and other students at the Rose Institute welcome them! Elena Castellanos’21… Continue Reading
Congratulations to CMC Class of 2017. The Rose Institute is proud to have been a part of the learning experience of these individuals during their time at CMC: Timothy C. Plummer – Student Manager 2016-2017 Tim Plummer graduated in May 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Tim is from Upland, CA. At the Rose,… Continue Reading
Ellen Lempres ’18 and Caroline Peck ’18 have continued the Rose Institute’s federalism series with two new pieces: “Federalism: Sanctuary Jurisdictions” and “Federalism: Barriers to the Border Wall.” “Federalism: Sanctuary Jurisdictions” discusses the history and current political debate surrounding sanctuary jurisdictions. As President Trump approaches his hundredth day in office, he remains staunch in his… Continue Reading
Yesterday, the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and the Henry Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World jointly sponsored a talk by journalist Heather Mac Donald that drew protests. It was the aim of the protesters, most of whom likely were not CMC students, to “shut down” the Mac… Continue Reading
On Friday, March 24, 2017, the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and the Lowe Institute of Political Economy held a well-attended public policy conference, Homeland Security at the Local Level. Hosted by the Inland Empire Center for Economics and Public Policy, the event focused on the array of counterterrorism efforts carried out daily… Continue Reading
Former Rose Institute student manager, Ian E. O’Grady’15, has been named recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship for 2017. He will be pursuing MPhil in Politics (Comparative Government) at Oxford University beginning October of 2017. All of us at the Rose Institute are so proud of Ian, who effectively led a staff of 35 undergraduates… Continue Reading
On November 14, 2016, the Rose Institute, in collaboration with Kosmont Companies, released its 21st edition of the annual Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey. This survey profiles 305 cities in California and the Western United States, analyzing business fees and taxes, economic opportunity, and relative area costs. The report also includes an Executive… Continue Reading
Dr. Jane G. Pisano is President of the Board of Trustees of the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and chairs the Foundation’s Committee on Research and Grants. During her distinguished career, she has served as president and director of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. She is former Dean of the… Continue Reading
The Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College has released the Fall 2016 Edition of the Rose Review. This publication features the Director’s Report from Andrew E. Busch, PhD, the Student Managers Update from Tim Plummer ’17 and Tyler Finn ’17, and includes Project Updates from Rose Research Assistants. The issue… Continue Reading
