PA Capitol Digest Blog: Thursday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

New Franklin & Marshall Poll Thursday finds Gov. Wolf’s job approval rating is 38 percent, similar to his rating in May and comparable to Gov. Rendell at this point in his administration and better than Gov. Corbett’s. Gov. Ridge’s approval rating was 65 percent. U.S. Senator Bob Casey had a 37 percent approval rating.

About half those surveyed-- 48 percent-- felt the state was on the wrong track. Asked which issue or problem was the most important, 30 percent said government and politicians, unemployment and the economy 16 percent, education 11 percent and taxes 11 percent.

President Trump’s job performance rating dropped from 37 to 29 percent from the May Poll. 49 percent rated him the best at dealing with terrorism, 50 percent gave him an “F” for improving health care, 47 percent gave him an “F” on dealing with climate change and 47 percent gave him an “F” for protecting the environment.

F&M Poll: Trump Job Approval Rating Drops In PA, Core Supporters Still Stable

F&M Poll: Trump Approval Drops 40% In Southwestern PA

AP: Budget Fight, Deficit Earn Pennsylvania Credit Rating Downgrade

Thompson: Senate Rejects House Revenue Package, Sets Up Next Play By House

Senate Rejects No-Tax House Budget Bill, Proposes Conference

Meyer: Senate Hits Restart On Budget Negotiations

Thompson: Budget Stalemate Costs PA A Credit Downgrade

Murphy: Does S&P’s Credit Downgrade Of PA’s Rating Bring It To Its Lowest Level?
PA Credit Downgrade Leads To Finger-Pointing

What A Credit Downgrade Means To State Government

Luzerne County Keeping Watch On State Budget Stalemate

Editorial: PA’s Broken Budgeting Process Needs Fixing, And Fast

Editorial: State Budget Standoff Is A Debacle As Usual