A June 1st article in the San Bernardino Sun quoted Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson discussing the influx of funding into Inland Empire campaigns as the elections draw closer. The article is titled “Developers invest in local elections” and it discusses how the recent growth in the Inland Empire has drawn donors to the area.
According [...]
A May 16th article in the San Jose Mercury News quoted Rose Institute Associate Director Professor Ken Miller discussing the campaigns of various gubernatorial candidates in California. The article, titled “A glut of Bay Area candidates reaches out to vote-rich Southern California,” details how the conservative candidates are focusing on the Inland Empire and Central [...]
The following is an article written by Rose Institute Board member Tony Quinn. It was originally featured in Capital Morning Report on July 18.
The Secretary of State has just released final turnout numbers for the June primary, and they show the strengthening of a trend that is rapidly changing the timing and tactics of all [...]
A May 25th article in the Pasadena Star-News quoted Rose Institute Fellow Douglas Johnson discussing pension plans for public employees in Monrovia. Titled “Group wants to abolish property tax in Monrovia and cut off funding for city employee pensions”, the article quotes Johnson explaining the current pension plan and contrasting it with pension plans in the [...]
In June, Californians will vote on Proposition 15, a measure placed on the ballot by the Legislature that would create a test program for public financing of campaigns in the state. If adopted, the program would apply only to campaigns for the office of Secretary of State, but its proponents hope to expand its scope [...]
Rose Institute Fellow Doug Johnson was quoted in an April 17th article in the Glendale News Press called “Armenian candidates split vote”. The article discusses the recent Assembly election involving two Armenian candidates, Keuroghelian and Nahabedian, in which many worried that the two would split the Armenian vote, a large constituency in Glendale.
Johnson points out, however, [...]
New Rose Institute Study Analyzes Redistricting Across United States
Today the Rose Institute released “Redistricting in America: A State-by-State Analysis.” “Redistricting in America” provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of legislative and congressional redistricting systems in each of the 50 states. “Redistricting in America” offers a behind-the-scenes look at the complex and ever-changing world of redistricting. [...]
Rose Institute Fellow Doug Johnson and Senior Fellow Jack Pitney were quoted in a recent Contra Costa Times article analyzing a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in California. Pitney and Johnson agreed that the initiative, which recently qualified for the state’s November ballot, will generate much attention.
Johnson said California’s approval of Proposition 215 legalizing medical [...]
Former New York State Senator Seymour P. Lachman wrote an op-ed in The New York Times on Sunday recounting his personal experience with redistricting politics and proposing a new model for redistricting reform. He described being offered a variety of perks and incentive in order to consent to his districting being “cracked” during the New York State [...]
The California Democratic redistricting machine is worried. Led by Congressman Howard Berman and his consultant brother Michael, they controlled the state’s bipartisan incumbent-protection gerrymander in 2001. Now their control is threatened by an initiative that would place Congressional redistricting within the mandate of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. Congressman Berman and his allies are responding with [...]
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