Businesses are now allowed to require their employees to be vaccinated, so long as they abide by federal regulations for employer mandates, according to guidelines released late last week by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This was not a political announcement. Still, it can’t help but sharpen a line in […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Six in ten voters don’t trust the federal government
By a 60-34 percent margin, American voters distrust the federal government, and that is about where sentiment has stood for more than a decade. A majority of 54 percent trusted the government when the Fox News Poll first asked the question during George W. Bush’s presidency in 2002. That was […] Read more »
America’s reopening shows little sign of slowing down
For the first time since the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index began, the number of Americans reporting socially distancing in the past week is below 50 percent, according to the latest poll. At the same time, fewer are also wearing masks at all times when leaving the house – a decline mostly […] Read more »
California: Voters support allowing some businesses to require vaccine verification
Two in three Californians (63%) approve of allowing some businesses, such as concert venues, sports stadiums, cruise ships and casinos, to verify that its patrons are vaccinated or have tested negative for Covid-19 before they can obtain entry, while 33% disapprove. The latest Berkeley IGS Poll also finds that a […] Read more »
Americans See Broad Responsibilities for Government; Little Change Since 2019
As public trust in the federal government remains low, Americans continue to say the federal government has a responsibility to provide support and services for all Americans in a number of forms. U.S. adults broadly agree that it is the federal government’s role to provide clean air and water (87%) […] Read more »
What’s Driving Americans’ Views of Their Taxes?
… Americans’ views of their own taxes are complex but are clearly and significantly related to their underlying ideology, in most cases more so than to what they actually pay in taxes. Conservatives are more likely than liberals to say their personal federal taxes are too high at every income […] Read more »