Category Archives: Announcements

Inland Empire Forecast Conference in Ontario is a Success

On October 9, Claremont McKenna’s Inland Empire Center and UCLA’s Anderson School of Management held the fourth annual CMC-UCLA Inland Empire Forecast Conference at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA. The Inland Empire Center (IEC) is a collaborative effort between the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and the Lowe Institute of… Continue Reading

Welcoming the Rose Institute New Hires!

The Rose Institute is proud to welcome the 2013-2014 class of new hires. We look forward to a brilliant year of developments in undergraduate research and discoveries in state and local government research. Tamara Skinner is a freshman at CMC from Phoenix, Arizona, interested in majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) or in government.… Continue Reading

The Rose Institute is Hiring!

The Rose Institute is hiring five to ten freshmen or sophomore research assistants. Opportunities for student employees include working closely with faculty who are leading experts in state and local public policy, gaining impressive professional credentials, meeting with clients, contributing to widely recognized research, and developing the technical skills to create professional publications and presentations.… Continue Reading

2013 City of Glendale Election Results

Listed below are results from the 2013 City of Glendale election. Click here to download an Excel version of the data. Absentee Data [scribd id=133974191 key=key-1322uejzdiu7tyb4qbpy mode=scroll] Poll Data [scribd id=133978122 key=key-lodzdo1vzf3krjme5lk mode=scroll] Combined Data [scribd id=133978123 key=key-rypg3zpw52ujv0hedsf mode=scroll] Sum Totals [scribd id=133978121 key=key-12enu5h6bpwq30zeezmo mode=scroll] Map View Larger Map Continue Reading

Rose Institute hosts talk with Congressman and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy

On Thursday, April 12th, the Rose Institute and the Kravis Leadership Institute jointly sponsored an Athenaeum talk and meeting with Rose and KLI students with Congressman and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy.  McCarthy spoke about his experiences in college, his early career and small business ventures, and his ascension to the California State Assembly, where he was the first freshman Republican legislator in state history elected to assume the top Republican post in the California State Assembly.

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Rose Institute hosts panel discussion of Texas vs. California politics

On April 3rd, the Rose Institute hosted an academic panel at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum entitled “As Texas Goes . . . How California Lost Its Edge.” The panel featured Chuck DeVore ’85, a Visiting Senior Scholar for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation; Erica Grieder, the southwest correspondent for The Economist; and Eric Helland, the Robert J. Lowe Professor of Economics at Claremont McKenna College. Focusing on policy and demographic differences between California—a state that has witnessed significant economic decline—and Texas, the panel aimed to facilitate a discussion about what California can learn from Texas’s pro-growth policy model.

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2012: Ray Remy receives Rose Award for Public Service

On Saturday March 25th, Ray Remy (CMC ‘59) was awarded the Rose Institute Award for Excellence in Public Service. The Rose Award acknowledges an individual or organization that demonstrates an enduring commitment to exemplary public service. Honor, integrity, leadership, and a philanthropic spirit are among the defining characteristics of this individual or organization.

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Speakers

The Rose Institute invites speakers to discuss topics relevant to its research. Speakers have ranged from local politicians to redistricting experts, from economists to legal scholars. All speaking events feature a main speaker or panel of speakers, followed by a significant question and answer session with the students.  If you would like to organize a… Continue Reading

Redistricting in America updated with 2010 census data

The Rose Institute is pleased to announce that Redistricting in America now includes the 2010 Census data for each congressional district. For every state that has more than one congressional district, up-to-date political and demographic information is now available for each district in that state. As always, Redistricting in America will continue to provide daily… Continue Reading