Central Florida includes the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 15th districts. It is centered on Tampa and St. Petersburg in the west, though some districts stretch across inland Florida to the Space Coast along the Atlantic.   Florida’s 9th congressional district includes the area north of St. Petersburg and north and east of Tampa.… Continue Reading
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Redistricting in Florida: Part Two
Northern Florida contains seven districts: the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 24th.  The 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th are currently held by Republicans and all but the 3rd are over the ideal population for a district.   The 3rd lies in the center of the area. It was drawn in 1992 to be North… Continue Reading
Redistricting in Florida: Part One
Florida redistricting after the 2010 census is likely to be a partisan struggle. The state is likely to gain an additional Congressional seat (for a total of 26). Despite having more registered Democrats than Republicans in Florida, the state government is dominated by Republicans. The state Senate has twenty-six Republicans to fourteen Democrats and the… Continue Reading
Rose Institute’s New YouTube Channel Launches
The Rose Institute has recently launced its own YouTube channel and uploaded several videos to share. There are currently four videos on the channel; all are highlights of the recent RedistrictingCA Southern California Redistricting Conference held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA on December 15th, 2009. We hope that you enjoy the… Continue Reading
Rose's Kosmont Survey cited in LA Times
The Rose Institute’s Kosmont Cost of Doing Business Survey was featured in a recent article by the Los Angeles Times. In an opinion piece suggesting methods of increasing jobs in Los Angeles, writer Russel Goldsmith suggests lowering the city’s gross receipts tax. He writes: Los Angeles is a particularly expensive place to do business, according to… Continue Reading
Errors in Census Data?
A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research authored by Trent Alexander, Michael Davern and Betsey Stevenson concludes that data released to the public following the 2000 Census contains significant errors, particularly in the age sixty-five-and-over demographic. The problem lies in the Public Use Microdata Samples, known as PUMS, data from the 2000 decennial… Continue Reading
Redistricting Reform Bills Pass Indiana State Senate
By votes of 47-1 and 45-3, the Indiana State Senate approved two significant redistricting reform bills on January 28. The bills, SB-80 and SB-136, now move to the Indiana House of Representatives. The first bill establishes key guidelines for drawing districts, while the second establishes a study committee to look into the possibility of further… Continue Reading
CA Redistricting Commission application deadline extended
The number of redistricting commission applications is now over 21,000! Clearly, Californians are eager to tackle the challenge of drawing legislative districts in public for the benefit of the people and voters, not for the incumbents and political insiders. Acknowledging the surge in interest, the California State Auditor (who is in charge of the application… Continue Reading
Rose/Voice of San Diego "Out of Reach" articles joined
Voice of San Diego, with whom the Rose Institute worked to put together our “Comparing San Diego County Services: A Twelve-County Analysis,” ran an insightful and comprehensive series of articles based on the Rose Institute study. The articles are all available from the Special Report center on the Voice website. And now Voice has put… Continue Reading
CA Congressional Elections 2010: The Real Races Become Clearer
All congressional campaigns in California recently had to submit end of year fundraising reports to the Federal Election Commission. Election 2010 is now less than a year away, and these most recent fundraising numbers help show which challenger candidates are serious competitors and which ones simply are not. Following up our previous post on third… Continue Reading