March 15, 2012

Poll: Voters Disapprove Of Governor's Handling Of State Budget, Higher Ed Funding In Particular

A new Quinnipiac University poll finds Pennsylvania voters disapprove 49 - 36 percent of the way Gov. Corbett is handling the state budget and disapprove 53 - 27 percent of the way he is handling funding for the state's public universities, the only funding issue polled.
          Overall Pennsylvania voters give Gov. Tom Corbett a 41 - 41 percent job approval rating, down from a 47 - 34 percent approval rating December 8.
          The same poll found 54 percent of those polled disapprove of the say the General Assembly is doing its job while 29 percent approve.