by design | Dec 16, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Since the first Knoxville Focus poll revealed a majority of South Knoxvillians support an extension of the James White Parkway, a wave of stories have appeared in local news media. A host of politicians quickly announced their opposition to an...
by design | Dec 9, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff In this week’s Knoxville Focus poll, likely voters were asked the question, “In your opinion, should the Superintendent of Schools in Knox County be elected by the people of appointed by the School Board?” Overall, almost 70% favor an elected...
by design | Dec 2, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff Knox County voters don’t want to see the Federal income tax raised. In this week’s Knoxville Focus poll, voters were asked the simple question, “In your opinion, should the Federal income tax be raised at this time?” The answer was a resounding “no”. ...
by design | Nov 25, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked voters, “In your opinion, other than textbooks, should Knox County Schools implement a ratings system for all books similar to the ratings system for music and movies?” Voters were divided on the question, with...
by design | Nov 18, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff This week’s Knoxville Focus poll queried more than 500 South Knoxville voters on extending the James White Parkway. Voters were asked the question, “Do you support or oppose the extension of the James White Parkway from Moody Avenue, where it currently...
by design | Nov 11, 2012 | Archives, FOCUS Weekly Poll
By Focus Staff In this week’s Knoxville Focus poll, voters were asked, “President Obama advisor David Axlerod said, “The President won the election after pledging to raise taxes”. Do you believe Obama’s victory gives him a mandate to raise taxes?” Less than 25% of...