[Previous title: "Tom Friedman and NY Times get the facts wrong on Prop. 11": see update at the bottom.]
Unfortunately, op-ed writer Thomas Friedman and the New York Times are following in the footsteps of the Wall Street Journal by failing to fact-check what they write on redistricting.
Mr. Friedman’s endorsement of independent redistricting commissions is a good one. [...]
California has long been criticized for its legislative ineffectiveness. Mounting unrest with its political process has spurred a call for reform. However, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday, Repair California, one of the major groups behind a movement to form a state constitutional convention, has ended their efforts.
Reporting from Sacramento – Proponents of a [...]
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 [...]
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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