Wall Street traders aren’t the only ones who rely on government economic data. AP Photo/Richard Drew Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology The shutdown may be over – for now – but its consequences will linger on. One of those concerns is the dizzying amount of economic data the […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters favor taxing the wealthy, increasing domestic spending
Voters prefer increasing spending on domestic programs over cutting taxes and reducing spending, and their preferred way to finance that spending — is tax the wealthy. That’s according to a Fox News Poll released Thursday. Fifty-one percent of voters want to spend more on programs such as infrastructure, national defense, […] Read more »
Public’s 2019 Priorities: Economy, Health Care, Education and Security All Near Top of List
At the outset of Donald Trump’s third year in office, the public’s to-do list for the president and the 116th Congress spans domains with the economy, health care costs, education and preventing terrorism all cited as top priorities by majorities of Americans. … Improving the economy (70% top priority) remains […] Read more »
POLITICO-Harvard poll: New Congress should fight hate crimes, tackle drug prices
Americans want the new Congress to combat a surge in hate crimes and follow through on longstanding concerns like President Donald Trump’s pledge to lower drug prices, according to a new POLITICO-Harvard poll gauging the public’s priorities for 2019. The poll reflects changing attitudes since the November elections as the […] Read more »
Americans’ Long List for Congress Spans Education to Income
As a new Congress takes office Thursday amid a partial government shutdown, most Americans see quite a few key issues as important for Congress and the White House to tackle this year. While education, healthcare and the economy once again rank as their top three priorities, majorities of U.S. adults […] Read more »
Nurses Again Outpace Other Professions for Honesty, Ethics
More than four in five Americans (84%) again rate the honesty and ethical standards of nurses as “very high” or “high,” earning them the top spot among a diverse list of professions for the 17th consecutive year. At the same time, members of Congress are again held in the lowest […] Read more »