PA Capitol Digest Blog: Thursday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

A new Franklin & Marshall Poll released Thursday found 62 percent of voters believe the state is on the wrong track, an 8 point increase from 2 months ago. Only 36 percent said Gov. Wolf was doing a good or excellent job, but 51 percent blamed state legislators for the ongoing budget impasse.

51 percent said indicted Attorney General Kathleen Kane should resign.

71 percent of voters say they support increases taxes on smokeless tobacco and cigars, 67 percent favored a tax on natural gas. Only 25 percent supported an increase in personal income tax and 34 percent supported an expanded sale tax.

52 percent of Democratic voters prefer Hillary Clinton and only 18 percent of Bernie Sanders. 23 percent favored Trump and 22 percent supported Ben Carson. Jeb Bush was down at 3 percent.

Poll: Voters Prefer Hillary, Trump, Think PA Is A Mess
Poll: ⅔ Of Voters Say PA On The Wrong Track

Senate GOP Override Of Wolf Budget Veto Fails

GOP Stopgap Funding Bill Fails Again In Senate

PA Senate Budget Veto Override Fails

Senate GOP Funding Effort Fails, Impasse Impacts Continue

Corman: GOP Now Trying To Put Together 2-Year Budget

There’s Budget Progress On One Side Of The Table

Analysis: Predictable Budget Dance With No Results

Impasse Affects Western PA Community College Bonds

Budget Crisis Could Push School Debt To $1 Billion

Budget Impasse School Borrowing Approaches $500M

Budget Stalemate Pushes School Borrowing Costs