Author: Marjorie Connelly

Aaron Morrison, Kat Stafford and Emily Swanson | the Associated Press March 12, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago, Elvia Banuelos’ life was looking up. The 39-year-old mother of two young children said she felt confident about a new management-level job with the U.S. Census Bureau — she would earn money to supplement…

Ken Sweet and Emily Swanson | the Associated Press March 9, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roughly 4 in 10 Americans say they’re still feeling the financial impact of the loss of a job or income within their household as the economic recovery remains uneven one year into the coronavirus pandemic. A new poll by…

Emily Swanson and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar | the Associated Press May 3, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans agree that government should help people fulfill a widely held aspiration to age in their own homes, not institutional settings, a new poll finds. There’s a surprising level of bipartisan agreement on some proposals that could…

Christina A. Cassidy and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press April 2, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ proposals to overhaul voting in the U.S. won solid — although not overwhelming — support from Americans in a new survey measuring the popularity of major pieces of the sweeping legislation in Congress. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…

Will Weissert and Hannah Fingerhut | the Associated Press April 5, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and approval of his efforts on larger immigration policy falls short of other top issues — suggesting it…