… A range of issues, from education and healthcare to crime and the environment, once competed to be a top priority. But now jobs and the economy have become the black hole that draws all light to itself, leaving almost no luminescence for the other second- and third-tier concerns. The […] Read more »
State of the Union: The Public Weighs In on 10 Key Issues
President Barack Obama recommended a number of actions in his 2014 State of the Union address Tuesday. Some steps he will take using executive orders; others were requests for congressional legislative action. Gallup data reveal how Americans’ views line up with 10 of these issues. CONT. Frank Newport, Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
Most Oppose State Gas Tax Hike to Fund Repairs
Two-thirds of Americans would vote against a state law that would increase the gas tax by up to 20 cents a gallon, with the revenue going toward improving roads and bridges and building more mass transit. Three in 10 Americans would vote for an increase in the gas tax in […] Read more »
Americans Widely Back Government Job Creation Proposals
Americans widely support each of three job creation proposals, including offering tax breaks to businesses that create jobs in the U.S. and a program that would put people to work on urgent infrastructure repair projects. Support for these programs is only slightly lower in a variant of the question that […] Read more »