Corbett Less Popular After Second Budget
Gov. Tom Corbett signed Pennsylvania’s second consecutive on-time, no-tax-increase budget on June 30, but his approval rating with voters continues to slip in August.
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent HARRISBURG — Following the passage of his second state budget, Gov. Tom Corbett’s approval rating slipped again, according to a new Franklin and Marshall College poll released Thursday. The poll shows 28 percent of voters think Corbett is doing a good or excellent job, while 66 percent believe he is doing a fair or poor job. Corbett visited the Lehigh Valley last week to tout the creation of more than 500 manufacturing jobs at a Breinigsville plant. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was up slightly in July. Terry Madonna, a professor of political science and the director of the poll, said Corbett’s low ratings are largely based on his support for budget cuts in higher education, basic education and human …
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