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As we celebrate our nation’s birthday this week, a sizable portion of Americans don’t know the year we declared independence, or from which country A notable proportion of Americans may need to brush up on their U.S. history, based on the results of a new Marist College poll out this week. While 77 percent of […]
Only 30 percent of New York voters have a favorable view of President Donald Trump, while 65 percent view him unfavorably, according to a new poll by the Siena College Research Institute. Hi favorability rating has dropped four points since last month, bringing his numbers down to levels not seen since last fall. In […]
On 6 of 8 specific issues, governor gets negative job performance rating Voters haven’t heard about ConCon – but they support it nonetheless Gov. Andrew Cuomo saw a dramatic rise in his ratings this month, as his favorability rating hits its highest level since June 2014, according to a new Siena College poll of New […]
“Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” That will be the question posed to New York state voters on November 7. State law requires that voters are asked every 20 years. The last time we said yes was in 1965. Based on findings in the most recent Siena College […]
While only 22 percent of New Yorkers think the recently enacted state budget is either excellent or good for the people of the state, at least 71 percent agree that creating a clean water infrastructure fund, increasing aid to local school districts, allowing upstate ride sharing, and making SUNY and CUNY free for middle-class […]
Donald Trump’s approval rating has sunk to 35 percent, with a negative approval among men and white voters, bringing him below former President Barack Obama’s worst approval rating of 38 percent and approaching George W. Bush’s low of 28 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released April 4. The latest job […]
Teenagers who are accused of a crime should be treated as juveniles and not be sent to adult prisons, say 59 percent of New York state voters, compared to 29 percent who say they should be treated as adults, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 30. At issue is whether 16- […]
Just over half of New York voters statewide approve (52 to 31 percent) of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 30, up slightly from a 49-to-34 percent approval rating recorded on December 20. In fact, this is Gov. Cuomo’s best job approval score since a 58-to-32 […]
In a new Quinnipiac University poll, American voters are telling President Trump: Keep your hands off Big Bird. More than 1,000 American voters told pollsters they do not like the spending cuts listed in President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget, including 70 percent opposed to eliminating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Trump’s first budget […]
A Siena College Research Institute poll released March 27 shows overwhelming support for ridesharing services in upstate New York. The poll of 791 registered voters shows that 76 percent support ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft, which are currently allowed to operate only in New York City. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced support […]