Opposition to Stricter Gun Control Rebounds Following Virginia Tech Tragedy
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% now believe stricter gun control laws are needed.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% now believe stricter gun control laws are needed.
A new Rasmussen Reports Election 2008 survey shows Democratic Governor Bill Richardson trailing former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani by just four points, 43% to 39%.
Just 24% of Arizona voters favor passage of the controversial immigration reform bill being debated in the U.S. Senate while 50% are opposed.
The race for the Republican Presidential nomination has an entirely different look this week.
The latest poll of the Democratic Presidential nominating competition shows Hillary Clinton at 34%, Barack Obama at 26%, and John Edwards at 15%.
Forty-five percent (45%) of American voters say they would currently vote for the Democrat in their district while 38% would pull the voting lever for a Republican.
Worker confidence dropped for the third consecutive month in May in Los Angeles, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 7.7 points to 96.8. L.A.’s measure of worker confidence has plunged more than 16 points since February.
Confidence among IT professionals fell in May, as the group’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) sunk 10.3 points to 112.3.
Worker confidence in California decreased for the third consecutive month in May as the state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 3.7 points to 106.5.
Confidence among manufacturing workers slipped in May as the sector’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 4.5 points to 89.9.
After a significant slide in April, worker confidence among accounting and finance workers rose in May, as the group’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) increased 12.1 points to 116.1.
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Atlanta slipped a point to 122.7 in May. Personal finance and job security concerns contributed to the modest decline.
Worker confidence waned in Chicago for the second consecutive month, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 3.2 points in May to 99.1.
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) for healthcare workers rose 5.6 points to 109.9 in May. Positive sentiments about finances and increased job satisfaction contributed to the rise.
Worker confidence in San Francisco rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, as the city’s
Hudson Employment Index (SM)
climbed 4.8 points to 112.1.
Ending a six-month upward trend, worker confidence waned in Philadelphia in May, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) sank 3.1 points to 105.5.
Worker confidence in Pennsylvania fell in May, as the state’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) dropped 5.5 points to 105.7.
Worker confidence fell among both Hispanic and African-Americans in May. The monthly Hudson Employment Index (SM) for Hispanics dropped 1.5 points to 103.8, while the reading for African-Americans slipped 2.8 points to register 94.0 in May.
New York City worker confidence hit an all-time high, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) rose 2.5 points to 101.2.
Washington, DC, workers felt more confident in May as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) increased 2.2 points to 110.3.