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 »

Half of older workers delay retirement plans

Stung by a recession that sapped investments and home values, but expressing widespread job satisfaction, older Americans appear to have accepted the reality of a retirement that comes later in life and no longer represents a complete exit from the workforce. Some 82 percent of working Americans over 50 say […] Read more »