While the population in many parts of Louisiana has decreased significantly since Hurricane Katrina, the Northern part of the state has seen its population remain fairly constant or even grow. Yet, because Louisiana’s overall population has declined and the state will likely lose a Congressional seat in 2011 redistricting, the [...]
Redistricting in Louisiana in 2011 is likely going to be an ugly partisan fight between Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature as well as the Republican Governor Bob Jindal. Because of Hurricane Katrina the demographics of the state have changed, and the population has gone down since 2000, likely [...]
Simply put, 2011 redistricting in Louisiana is likely to be ugly. A combination of factors make the 2011 redistricting a high stakes situation for both parties and will likely make the process a partisan fight. This series of articles will detail Louisiana redistricting with a general overview of the state followed [...]
Today’s San Diego Union Tribune online mentioned the Rose Institute in two separate articles. In an article about Congressman Brian Bilbray’s (R-50) 2010 reelection prospects:
Squaring off against Busby is Solana Beach Councilman Dave Roberts (no, not the former Padres ballplayer), whose ability to raise funds ($153,000 in the last [...]
The Rose Institute’s Douglas Johnson was cited in an article in Sunday’s New York Times about Congressional redistricting in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“That kind of stretching can help them keep their power, keep them focused on their base in their district,” said Douglas Johnson, who led a study [...]
Yesterday’s New York Times ran an editorial entitled “Gerrymandering, Pure and Corrupt” which explained how New York state legislators have used the process of redistricting in the past to gerrymander state legislature districts in ways that limit competition in elections and help the incumbents stay in office. The editorial [...]
The Rose Institute in the news this week:
The Orange County Register wrote an article about the Rose Institute’s article “California: A 2010 Congressional Battleground?”
USA Today online linked to the article as well
Inland Empire politics blog, The Contra Costa Times, The Oakland Tribune , [...]
On Tuesday Maine voters passed an initiative (Question 5) which according to the Associated Press will rewrite the 1999 medical marijuana law to “expand conditions under which people can be prescribed marijuana” and will allow “dispensaries from which the drug can be prescribed to patients.” The initiative passed with [...]
Most of the coverage of Tuesday’s elections in Virginia has focused on the Republican sweep of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General offices. The story has centered on the turnaround of statewide candidates from 2008 when Democrats Barack Obama and Mark Warner were victorious in Virginia to less than [...]
Florida is advancing two redistricting reform ballot initiatives for statewide voter approval in November 2010 but still needs more signatures before they will appear on the ballot. FairDistrictsFlorida.org, the author of the initiatives, is a nonpartisan organization that is seeking to reform the state’s process for drawing state [...]
Much of the recent work at the Rose Institute has focused on California redistricting in 2011 and how it may significantly change—even eliminate—certain districts, thereby forcing out several term incumbents in 2012. However, it is also important to consider which incumbents may not make it to 2012 because they [...]
The Rose Institute’s “The 2010 Census: Congressional Reapportionment” study was cited in an article in the Sacramento Bee by Dan Walters discussing Congressional Redistricting in 2011.
Were congressional redistricting to follow changes in population during this decade, the Rose study determined, it would shift some seats from slow-growing Democratic [...]
The Tuesday Inland Valley Daily Bulletin discussed the impact the 2010 Census will have on redistricting in 2011 by looking at the Rose Institute’s study “The 2010 Census: Congressional Reapportionment,” and quoting the Rose Institute’s Douglas Johnson and Tony Quinn, a member of the Rose Institute’s Board of [...]
Political columnist Daniel Weintraub published his final column at the Sacramento Bee, saying goodbye to the newspaper and announcing his new blog. Mr. Weintraub was the creator of the California Insider, a section of the Sacramento Bee’s online newspaper that was the first political blog to be published [...]
Rose Institute Fellow Dr. Steven Frates was quoted in a Friday Reuters article (picked up by Forbes online) about Calpers, America’s biggest pension fund. The article discusses how Calpers has been doing during the financial crisis, and Dr. Frates commented about Calpers’ relationship to taxpayers.
‘Calpers’ responsibility, broadly speaking, is [...]
As Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson recently posted on the Rose Report, the California State Auditor’s office has released the most version of the regulations governing the selection of commissioners for California’s 2011 Independent Redistricting Commission, as established by Proposition 11.
Proposition 11 requires redistricting to be done not [...]
California State Auditor Elaine Howle wrote in Friday’s Sacramento Bee about the new Citizens Redistricting Commission created by Proposition 11 last November. Proposition 11 (The Voters FIRST Act) will create a commission of citizens who will draw the redistricting lines in 2011. Under Propostition 11, the State Auditor’s office [...]
The fall 2009 issue of The Rose Report is now online. In this issue, you will find information about Rose Institute projects and events as well as information about our student researchers.
[...]At the Redistricting, the 2010 Census, and Your Budget Conference, the Rose Institute introduced “2010 Census: Congressional Reapportionment,” a study of the changes in California’s population since the 2000 Census and its potential impact on redistricting in 2011.
Abstract
“The 2010 Census will determine the lines of 2011’s Congressional Districts. Using new [...]
Tony Quinn, member of the Rose Institute’s Board of Governors, blogs on Fox & Hounds about the political implications of the population changes in California as reported in the Rose Institute’s report “The 2010 Census: Congressional Reapportionment.”
From the post:
“The biggest problem Democrats face is the slow population growth [...]
From Thursday’s The Press Enterprise:
“The enormous population growth in the Inland region over the past decade entitles it to more representation in Congress, a new study concludes.
But how that will happen is far from clear, experts said Thursday at a redistricting and census conference.
It could take the form of [...]
Last week the government of Santa Clara County settled out of court with the nonprofit watchdog group First Amendment Coalition, finishing a three year fight over access to the County’s electronic maps. The County had tried to charge the group what might have amounted to $250,000 for access to the [...]
In October 2009, the Pew Charitable Trusts and Philadelphia Research Initiative released a report forecasting that economic difficulties will cause considerable undercounting in the 2010 Census, particularly in large cities. The report focused on Philadelphia but also looked at ten other cities, examining the five most populous in the [...]
The Rose Institute’s conference, Redistricting, the 2010 Census, and Your Budget, is tomorrow, and aside from attending or watching the webcast, you can keep up with the conference in real time via Twitter. The Rose Institute staff will be “tweeting” throughout the conference what is said and [...]
If you are unable to attend the Redistricting, The 2010 Census, and Your Budget Conference in-person, the entire conference will be available online via webcast. Online attendees will be able to watch video of the speakers, review all presentations and documents, and submit questions for panelists live. To register, please [...]
The “Redistricting, The 2010 Census, and Your Budget” Conference being held at Claremont McKenna College on October 15th will feature four panels.
-Rose Study Presentation: Population Projections for Congressional Districts in 2010
-Moderator: Ken Miller, Associate Director, Rose Institute
-Douglas Johnson, Rose Fellow
-Patrick Atwater, Rose Institute
-Tony Quinn, Rose Institute [...]
The Rose Institute is pleased to announce that Ditas Katague will deliver the keynote address at the “Redistricting, The 2010 Census, and Your Budget” Conference being held October 15th at Claremont McKenna College. Ms. Katague, the Director of Census 2010, California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, will speak at the [...]
This evening the California State Auditor released revised regulations governing the selection process for California’s 2011 Independent Redistricting Commission.
You can download the revised regulations and a memo describing the changes. Full details are available on the Auditor’s website. Final comments on the proposed regulations are due on [...]
The California State Auditor has posted a draft Commission application form online. Proposition 11, which created the Redistricting Commission to handle redistricting the state’s Legislative and Board of Equalization districts in 2011, assigned the application and initial selection process to the State Auditor’s office.
Each year, as CMC opens its doors to new freshmen, so does the Rose Institute. We welcome a class of around seven research assistants into the Rose in early September, and they dive right into professional responsibilities, working closely with the expert faculty, interfacing day after day with real-world clients, [...]
The Rose Institute is pleased to announce our next conference will be held October 15th, 2009.
The all-day conference will cover the financial and representational issues involved in the 2010 Census and 2011 Congressional, Legislative, and local redistricting of California.
Titled “Redistricting, The 2010 Census, and Your Budget: Changes and Challenges [...]
On August 10th, the Wall Street Journal unfortunately ran a factually inaccurate op-ed piece written by John Baker and Elliott Stonecipher entitled “Our Unconstitutional Census.”
The authors wanted to discuss whether illegal immigrants should be counted in the Census and for Congressional reapportionment. As an academic with a keen (some say obsessive) interest in the [...]
The California State Auditor posted the draft regulations for the Commission Selection Process here. A public hearing on the regulations is scheduled for September 14th in Sacramento.
Among many newsworthy items, the Auditor’s views on “Qualifications of Applicants” are perhaps the most important to the process (and the [...]
The California Voter Foundation posted a much-needed, easy-to-read version of Proposition 11 online. As the State moves forward with choosing the independent redistricting commission created by Prop 11, and with the actual redistricting of the state in 2011, this will be a valuable resource.
Our thanks to them, with [...]
North Carolina continues its two-decade streak of having lawsuits and late re-redistrictings. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Bartlett v. Strickland, the state legislature is nearing the completion of its re-redistricting for the 2010 elections.
[...]The Arizona State Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission. The ruling ends the long-running lawsuit over the state’s legislative redistricting. The decision is available for download: az-minority-v-fair-redistricting-opinion.
[...]Jim Hansen, a former Speaker of the Utah house and Republican Congressman endorsed the idea of changing the method of drawing districts in the state of Utah, according to an article in the Salt Lake Tribune. Hansen came out in support of a citizen initiative being advocated for by [...]
A bill that would have put Congressional redistricting in Texas in the hands of an independent commission rather than the legislature failed in the Texas Senate recently, according to the Austin American-Statesman. While the bill would have only affected Congressional districts and not Texas Senate and House districts, the [...]
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 [...]
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 [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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Doug Johnson was recently quoted in the Whittier Daily News on the subject of how the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority allocated the county’s share of transportation stimulus funds. Johnson believes the money could be much better used by the MTA:
The MTA should not have allocated $500,000 in [...]
As California works through the process of setting up its own independent redistricting commission, there is much it can learn from the experiences of other independent redistricting commission, such as Arizona’s.
In that vein, our thanks to the staff of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and the Arizona Administrative Office of the [...]
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