2025 Capital Region Progress Report
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Articles by Siena College Research Institute
68% Say Local Quality of Life Excellent/Good BUT Only 25% Think Things Improving, 38% Say Cap Region Getting Worse
Housing Availability & Affordability Top Challenges; 47% Say Cost of Living Worse Here than Elsewhere; Still, 70% Say Jobs Paying Living Wage Available 89% Feel Safe and Secure; Majorities Give…
The Benjamin Center at SUNY New Paltz: Many households in Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster counties are stressed about household finances while struggling to make ends meet
Majorities say their communities are unaffordable and six in ten households grapple with paycheck-to-paycheck finances 78 percent report financial hardship from recent inflation and rising prices 51 percent could not…
NY Consumer Sentiment Falls 9 Points; National Down by 17 Points
Republicans’ Current Economic Assessment, up 20 Points Hits Five-Year High, Future Outlook Slips 11 Points; Democrats Overall Sentiment Lowest Since Pandemic Hit Gas Worries Lowest Since March 2021; Food Concerns…
Hochul – with a Big Lead in a Very Early Democratic Primary Look – Gets Good Grades from Voters on Protecting Constitutional Rights & Ensuring Quality Affordable Healthcare, But Not on Making NY More Affordable
NY State Voters Want Congestion Pricing Eliminated, 40-33%; New York City Voters Want It to Remain, 42-35%; Downstate Suburbanites Say Eliminate, 48-30% Trump Job Approval Rating Drops 8 Points, While…
Siena College: 18th Annual Upstate New York Business Leader Survey
CEO Confidence Rises as More See Brighter Future Upstate Business Leaders Continue to See State Government as a Problem; Confidence in D.C. Up by Over 20 Points As Trump Takes…
22% of All Americans, Half of Men 18-49, Have Active Online Sports Betting Account
Bettors Bullish on Gambling Apps; But 52% Have ‘Chased’ a Bet, 37% Ashamed After Losing, 20% Lost Money Couldn’t Afford, 34% Know Someone with Online Sports Betting Problem; Only 9%…
61% Say Football Promotes Values Making America Better; By 57-14% Football Does More to Overcome not Perpetuate Discrimination; Strong Support for ‘Rooney Rule’ and Displaying ‘End Racism’ on Helmets
4 in 10 Say NFL Not Doing Enough Penalizing Domestic Abusers or Players that Committed Sexual Assault; 79% Support Rule Changes to Lessen Brain Injuries; Only 26% Say NFL Doing…
America Forecasts Kansas City 3-Peat; Fans Predicted KC vs. Detroit in Super Bowl; 29% Said Chiefs, 8% Eagles as Playoffs Kicked Off
72% Will Watch the Big Game; 35% Say ‘Should be a National Holiday’, 46% Support Monday after the Game as a Paid Day Off 37% Plan to Bet on Super…
Hochul’s Favorability, Approval & Re-Elect Ratings Remain Underwater; Many of Her Budget / State of State Proposals Enjoy Widespread Support
Strongest Support: Free Meals for School Kids, Cops on Nighttime Subways, Increasing Child Tax Credit & Restricting Students’ Smartphone Use in Schools Trump Favorability – Still Negative – Matches His…