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 two Congressional districts [...]
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 causing the state to lose [...]
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 by a close examination of [...]
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 quarter) prompted the Rose Institute, a [...]
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 of the numbers for the Rose [...]
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 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 , The Fresno Bee, and The Modesto Bee all mentioned the Rose Institute’s [...]
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 59% of the vote. Maine is [...]
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 a year later when [...]
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 lose in 2010. Several seats could [...]
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