California voting season began on Oct. 5, when Californians began receiving their ballots in the mail. With 14 statewide propositions to consider this election cycle, that’s a lot of research to complete before making k…

Rose Institute publishes Measure G report on reforms to L.A. County government

The first in his family to attend college, Garcia was initially drawn to CMC for the opportunities—or, what he calls, “the access to resources that are not available anywhere else.”

Rose Institute Receives Haynes Foundation Grant

Claremont McKenna College Professor Shanna Rose has been named Associate Director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government.Rose, the Alice Tweed Tuohy Professor in Management and Government, is one of the nat…

When Cori (Williams) Takkinen ’11 sat down for lunch with Christopher Townsend ’82 15 years ago, neither realized they shared a common goal: Takkinen, then a CMC senior, hoped for a job at Townsend Public Affairs (TPA).…

California cities are rapidly shifting from at-large to district-based city council election systems, according to a report released by CMC’s Rose Institute of State and Local Government.The report, Mapping the Revoluti…

Chad McElroy ’26 is pursuing a public service career in space policy, fueled by a dream to benefit planet Earth.Along the way, the CMC Government major is earning accolades, most recently the prestigious Patti Grace Smi…

Claremont McKenna College students recently had the opportunity to converse with one of the California legislators they learn about in Government classes, the Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.Before speaking at the Athenae…

A Rose Institute of State and Local Government poll finds a question on which many Americans can agree: 90% of registered voters are concerned that electing at least one of the two major party candidates poses a threat…