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SLU Poll in the News

Findings from the SLU/YouGov Poll have attracted media attention from a variety of local and national outlets. Below is a selection of some of these stories.

News Coverage

Poll shows high satisfaction with Trump in Missouri, mixed views on his policies – Missouri Independent
Poll shows Missourians unsure of state income tax elimination, national TikTok ban – Springfield News-Leader
Poll: Voters split on SLMPD control, eliminating Mo. income tax – Spectrum News
Is 2025 the year Missouri eliminates its grocery sales tax? – Kansas City Beacon
Should Kansas City control its own police? Here’s what a poll of Missouri voters says – Kansas City Star

Poll shows disapproval of Biden, national politics, but scattered support for state issues – Columbia Daily Tribune
The time change debate continues as we 'fall back' in Missouri – Spectrum News
Missouri GOP leader says legislature must respect outcome if abortion amendment passes – Jefferson City News-Tribune
Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. Here’s where the measures stand – The Hill
Poll shows Missouri voters back Trump, Hawley, abortion rights and minimum wage hike – Missouri Independent
Missouri’s in for another Chiefs Super Bowl without sports betting. Will it be the last? – Yahoo!/Kansas City Star
Missouri voters may overturn one of nation’s strictest abortion bans – The Washington Post

New poll shows broad support in Missouri for gun controls, school safety measures – Missouri Independent (March 2, 2023)
SLU poll: Half of Missouri ‘strongly disapproves’ of Biden performance – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 2, 2023)
SLU poll shows bipartisan support for Missouri gun control measures – Spectrum News (March 2, 2023)
Missourians are worried about shootings and support beefing up school security, poll finds – Springfield News-Leader (March 2, 2023)
SLU poll: Bipartisan support for Missouri gun control, school safety measures – Fox 2 (March 2, 2023)
Kansas businesses gear up for Big 12, March Madness betters – KSN-TV (March 7, 2023)
Missouri’s GOP lawmakers target Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood clinics – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 24, 2023)

Eric Schmitt leads Trudy Busch Valentine in U.S. Senate race, Missouri poll finds – Springfield News-Leader (August 26, 2022)
Missouri voters break with state lawmakers on abortion, SLU poll finds – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (August 26, 2022)
Missourians support abortion in cases of incest and rape, universal background checks, poll finds – Springfield News-Leader (August 26, 2022)
Poll: Missourians support higher teacher pay, open enrollment, charter schools – Springfield News-Leader (August 26, 2022)
SLU Poll: Schmitt has lead in Missouri U.S. Senate race – Spectrum News (August 26, 2022)
Poll shows strong lead for Eric Schmitt in Missouri U.S. Senate race – The Joplin Globe (August 26, 2022)
Schmidt: An election system designed to excuse officials from responding to constituents – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (August 30, 2022)
Missouri voters may not like the state abortion ban – but they won’t punish those who support it – St. Louis Public Radio (August 31, 2022)
Missouri AG Eric Schmitt a no-show at Senate candidate forum with rival Busch Valentine – Yahoo!News/Kansas City Star (September 16, 2022)
Will Missouri’s abortion ban change the outcome at the polls this year? – The Kansas City Beacon (September 23, 2022)
Missouri lawmakers to weigh permanent teacher pay raises – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (December 15, 2022)

Can a segregated city get serious about equity? – Governing (July 21, 2021)
Missouri voters share views on Parson, Hawley, and Blunt – The Telegraph (August 13, 2021)
Social justice groups criticize Jones’ plan to boost downtown St. Louis police presence – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (September 22, 2021)
Byers’ Beat: The St. Louis judge at the center of Rams’ relocation lawsuit – KSDK (October 15, 2021)
St. Louis-area school districts say judge’s health ruling does not apply to their mask orders – St. Louis Public Radio (December 9, 2021)
The barbs keep flying as St. Louis’ mayor and Missouri’s attorney general wage a very public fight on Twitter – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (December 17, 2021)

Can a narrower Trump win help Galloway outflank Parson? – St. Louis Public Radio (July 13, 2020)
Poll finds Trump with lead in Missouri, but numbers are slipping – The Hill (July 13, 2020)
New Poll: Parson and Galloway in statistical dead heat in Missouri governor’s race – Fox 2 News (July 13, 2020)
Election 2020 poll: Trump leads Biden by 7 points in Missouri – International Business Times (July 14, 2020)
New poll puts Parson, Galloway in ‘statistical dead heat’ for governor – Springfield News-Leader (July 14, 2020)
Marijuana licensing woes dog Missouri’s governor – Politico (July 25, 2020)

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