Rose was deeply interested in politics and enthusiastically supported CMC’s effort to establish an institute focused on state and local government.
[1] In its early period (1973–1990), the Rose Institute established expertise in demographics, voting behavior, public opinion, and redistricting.
Faculty, staff, and students worked together to match California's 50,000 precincts to its 5,000-plus census tracts, following the political and demographic trends in the state.
[3] The 2022 CMC-Rose Institute Poll published two reports, Battleground Pennsylvania: The 2022 Election[4] and Red vs. Blue States: Competing Visions for 2022 and 2024.
[6] The Rose Institute has also supported various political reform efforts, including the establishment in 2008 of California’s Independent Redistricting Commission.
[7] It has convened many policy conferences and sponsored talks by leaders in public affairs from across the ideological spectrum to promote good government, civic education, and democratic engagement.
In 2023, the Institute hosted a housing symposium, featuring ten public officials for a discussion moderated by former Governor Gray Davis.
He is the author of numerous books and articles including Understanding Clarence Thomas: The Jurisprudence of Constitutional Restoration (2014), American Constitutional Law Volume I: The Structure of Government, Volume II: The Bill of Rights and Subsequent Amendments Eleventh Edition (2020), Antonin Scalia’s Jurisprudence: Text and Tradition, paperback edition with a new afterword, 2016, and The Supreme Court and Tribal Gaming: California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (2011).
[17] Dr. Miller’s research focuses on state government institutions, with an emphasis on direct democracy and the interaction between law and politics.
[18] The mission of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government is to enhance the education of students at CMC, to produce high quality research, and to promote public understanding on issues of state and local government, politics, and policy, with an emphasis on California.
The research is disseminated in a variety of ways, including in published reports, newsletters, on the internet, and in public forums.
Topics have ranged from local governance, public services, elections, ballot measures, crime and criminal justice, housing, transportation, and water quality and availability.
[25] In 2022, the Institute released two polling reports: Battleground Pennsylvania: The 2022 Election[26] and Red vs. Blue States: Competing Visions for 2022 and 2024.
[32] This edition of the survey also introduced interactive maps and other forms of data visualization to enhance understanding of the cost of doing business.
Local news sources cited the study as evidence of a broader trend in business emigration from California.