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26/05/2026

A new Marquette University Law School Poll conducted by SSRS finds that 80% of Wisconsin adults say the legislature should have passed a proposed bill that would use the projected state budget surplus to reduce property taxes, increase special education funding, and provide rebates to taxpayers.

In a rare level of agreement across party lines, 77% of Republicans, 81% of independents, and 82% of Democrats in the poll say the legislature should have passed the bill.

Read more:

Marquette Law School Poll finds 4 out of 5 say Wisconsin legislature should have passed Evers/GOP property tax, rebates, and special education bill Post author:Charles Franklin Post published:May 26, 2026 Post category:Poll Release Also: Strong majority support for bill among Republicans, independen...

21/05/2026

For more than 40 years, the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting has been the trusted forum for thousands of people working to improve health and health care.

Join SSRS’s Robyn Rapoport and Molly Fisch-Friedman for their poster presentations on qualitative research at this year’s event.

📅 May 31
📍 Seattle, Washington

Learn more ➡️ https://ssrs.com/events/academyhealth-annual-research-meeting/

21/05/2026

LeBron James and Stephen Curry have ranked as the favorite NBA players for the past decade, and there is no clear successor to carry the mantle once they retire.

That leaves the door open for someone to emerge as the next “face” of the NBA. 🏀

This week, Sports Poll Highlights explores what players might be in the running:

Welcome back to Sports Poll Highlights, featuring insights from the 30+ years of Sports Poll each week. LeBron James and Stephen Curry have ranked as the favorite NBA players for the past decade, and there is no clear successor to carry the mantle once they retire. The four teams remaining in the NB...

19/05/2026

🔎When federal data disappears, what do researchers do?

➡️They turn to older datasets. State and local data. Private sources. Statistical workarounds. And almost universally, they report that none of these are an adequate substitute.

💬"For my work, the existence of gold-standard federal statistics is essential. Private data are helpful, but only in the context of benchmarks from official statistics." — Survey respondent, educational institution

📢The new SSRS EMERGE report documents how the federal data user community is coping — and why coping isn't enough: https://ssrs.com/emerge-initiative/

Since the start of 2025, federal statistical agencies have faced staff reductions, program cuts, data purges, and the longest government shutdown in American history. To understand how these disruptions are affecting the researchers, analysts, advocates, and planners who rely on public data every da...

15/05/2026

⭐WELCOME TO MOLLYWOOD! ⭐Sending a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Mollyann Brodie on being recognized with the 2026 Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement from the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).

Seeing Molly receive this award comes as no surprise to anyone who has had the privilege of working with her. Molly's professionalism, integrity, and longstanding commitment to public research set an incredibly high standard. Beyond her many accomplishments, Molly's leadership, generosity, and ability to inspire others make a lasting impact.

Read more about her incredible contributions:

➡️https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/mollyann-brodie-receives-aapor-award-for-exceptionally-distinguished-achievement/

➡️https://aapor.org/announcements/aapor-recipient-of-2026-award-for-exceptionally-distinguished-achievement-award/

15/05/2026

🎉Congratulations to our esteemed friends at The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania on winning the 2026 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Policy Impact Award.

⭐The award recognizes the policy center’s Annenberg Science and Public Health survey (ASAPH), a nationally representative, probability-based panel study that was launched by APPC’s Annenberg Health and Risk Communication Institute (AHRCI) in April 2021 and is now in its 29th wave.

Read more: https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/annenberg-health-and-science-survey-wins-aapors-policy-impact-award/

15/05/2026

🎉Congratulations to the 2026 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Inclusive Voices Award Winner – KFF Survey of Immigrants Project!

We are thrilled to share that KFF’s Surveys of Immigrants has been chosen as the 2026 AAPOR Inclusive Voices Award recipient. The award is shared by Co-Authors Shannon Schumacher, Liz Hamel, Samantha Artiga, Drishti Pillai, Ashley Kirzinger, Audrey Kearney, Marley Presiado, Isabelle Valdes, Julian Montalvo III, Mollyann Brodie from KFF along with Eran Ben-Porath, Cameron McPhee, Emily Jennings, and Payel Sen from SSRS, as well as media partners David Lauter (formerly LA Times); and Ruth Igielnik, Will Davis (NY Times).

The AAPOR Inclusive Voices Award recognizes the important data sets, research, and survey methods that have improved the ability to study complex social phenomena related to understudied populations.

➡️You can read more about KFF’s Surveys of Immigrants in 2023 with the LA Times (https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/kff-la-times-survey-of-immigrants/) and with the New York Times in 2025 (https://www.kff.org/kff-nytimes-2025-survey-of-immigrants/).

SSRS is proud to be KFF’s thought partner for this important undertaking, amplifying the voices of immigrants, who are typically understudied in survey research.

15/05/2026

🎤 It’s another busy day for SSRS at AAPOR 2026, with team members presenting throughout the conference on a variety of topics.

See our full American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 81st Annual Conference lineup here ➡️ https://ssrs.com/events/aapor-81st-annual-conference/

14/05/2026

☀️ Day 2 of AAPOR 2026 is underway! Join the SSRS team for our scheduled sessions and stop by our booth throughout the day.

View our full American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 81st Annual Conference schedule here ➡️ https://ssrs.com/events/aapor-81st-annual-conference/

14/05/2026

Over the past decade, we’ve tracked the fragmentation of media as viewing has shifted from traditional TV to streaming. With more options available to watch than ever before, one of the most powerful questions we ask today focuses on priority: "Where do Americans go first when they want to stream something for fun?"

Welcome back to Sports Poll Highlights, featuring new intelligence from the 30+ years of Sports Poll each week. Over the past decade, we’ve tracked the fragmentation of media as viewing has shifted from traditional TV to streaming. With more options available to watch than ever before, one of the ...

13/05/2026

👋 Hello, AAPOR 2026!

We’re kicking off the conference with sessions and discussions across a range of topics throughout the day.

You can view our full American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) 81st Annual Conference schedule here ➡️ https://ssrs.com/events/aapor-81st-annual-conference/

And don't forget to stop by our booth to meet the SSRS team and pick up this year’s AAPOR-famous sticker sheet!