Voters split on speech‑based funding bans

A YouGov poll finds Americans are evenly divided (42% support, 42% oppose) on a proposal to bar federal funds to entities whose employees have made statements condoning political violence. Republicans back it by wide margins (75% support) while most Democrats oppose it (64%). In contrast, majorities oppose most symbolic Kirk commemorations beyond lowering flags. — This reveals a live constituency for using federal purse strings to police employee speech, signaling how future culture‑war policy may be implemented through funding conditions rather than direct speech laws.