by jpitney | Oct 30, 2024 | Elections, Public Opinion
J. Andrew Sinclair and Kenneth Miller report on the new Rose Institute poll: American voters view the upcoming election with alarm. Nearly half of registered voters (47%) view the election of former President Trump as a threat to democracy, while 38% view Harris the...
by jpitney | Oct 10, 2024 | Ballot Measures, California Politics
Californians are facing decisions on ten statewide ballot propositions in November 2024. The Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College produced this online Video Voter Guide to give voters an objective, easy-to-understand summary of...
by jpitney | Sep 4, 2024 | Business, California Politics, Local Government
From Kosmont-Rose Institute 2024 Cost of Doing Business Survey: Our analysis indicates that cities in Los Angeles County are collectively more expensive places to do business than cities in other parts of the region and also more expensive than the top destination...
by jpitney | Feb 5, 2023 | Business, California Politics, Regulation
Adam B. Summers at The Hill: Numerous surveys and reports analyzing a variety of economic indicators have consistently placed California at or near the very bottom of all states in terms of economic freedom and business climate. The state ranked 48th in the Tax...
by jpitney | Dec 23, 2022 | Bureaucracy, Business, California Politics, Regulation
From Claremont McKenna College: The 2022 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business Survey finds that the cost of doing business in California is higher than in other states in the western United States. The annual survey, published since 2003, finds that 64...
