A recent article on Bloomberg News quoted Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson on how Tea Party candidates were not as successful in more densely populated states and metropolitan areas. Published November 5th, the article is titled “Tea Party Election Results Diluted in Highly Populated States.” Johnson discusses the tea party in California, noting “the biggest factor… Continue Reading
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Rose's Kosmont Survey at Huffington Post and other News Sources
In the weeks since the Rose Institute’s 2010 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey has been published it has been picked up by newspapers and blogs across the country, including the Huffington Post. In an opinion piece published on October 6th, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa discussed the success of his pro-business and pro-jobs and… Continue Reading
Close Election and Redistricting in New York
Votes are being recounted New York’s State Senate District 60. The challenger Mark Grisanti, who is a registered Democrat who plans to caucus with Republicans, leads incumbent Democratic Sen. Antoine Thompson by a scant 598 votes. During most elections years the race for District 60’s Senate Seat is over after the Democratic primary because registered… Continue Reading
Election Night & Redistricting Recap: Swing to Republicans
Before the elections, the Rose Institute released a preview of what midterm elections mattered for control of redistricting in 2011. As a follow-up to that article, the Rose Institute has created a recap of how both parties did on Tuesday combined with brief analysis on Congressional seats that changed parties on Tuesday. Briefly stated, Republicans… Continue Reading
Rose Fellow Douglas Johnson on school bonds vote
A November 8th article in the San Gabriel Valley Daily Bulletin quoted Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson on the topic of Claremont’s failed $95 millon bond measure, which would have upgraded school district buildings and equipment. Titled “Measure CL verdict debates,” the article examines the reasons why the bond failed, according to both supporters and… Continue Reading
First 8 CA Commissioners are a Well-Educated Group
The first 8 people chosen for California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission are a well-educated group. All 8 hold both a bachelor and a graduate degree. Three hold MBA’s: Dai (Stanford), Yao (Claremont’s Drucker School) and Barabba (UCLA). Three hold JD degrees: Raya (UC Davis), Forbes (Vanderbilt) and Filkins-Webber (Whittier). Commissioner Galambos-Malloy holds a Masters in Community… Continue Reading
State Auditor selects first 8 members of CA Redistricting Commission
The State Auditor has randomly selected the first 8 commissioners of the CA Citizen’s Redistricting Commission. It is a diverse group: Democrats: Cynthia Dai – Female, Asian-American, San Francisco, SF County Elaine Kuo – Female, Asian-American, Mountain View, Santa Clara County Jeanne Raya – Female, Latina, San Gabriel, LA County Republicans: Vincent Barabba – Male,… Continue Reading
UPDATED: Map of CA Redistricting Commission Finalists
Rose Institute Research Assistant Ruth Oliver prepared the following maps comparing each California county’s percentage of the state population compared to that county’s percentage of the 36 finalists in the redistricting pools Continue Reading
The 40 Finalists For AZ Redistricting Commission
Arizona’s redistricting commission selection authority, the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments, today whittled its list of 79 applicants for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission down to 40. Those 40 will now be invited for interviews before the Commission selects the final pool of 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 5 Independents. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Oakland leads all CA Cities among remaining CA redistricting applicants
The 36 remaining applicants for California’s redistricting commission hail from 30 different cities from across the state. As the Auditor prepares to randomly select the first eight Commissioners on Thursday, Oakland leads the pack with 3 remaining applicants. Mountain View, Sacramento, San Francisco and Santa Monica each have 2 remaining applicants. Twenty-five cities have one… Continue Reading