TRIBUNE-REVIEW: A poll released today on Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s 100th day in office show voters by a 39-37 percent margin approve of the job he is doing as governor — a statistical tie.
Since he released his budget last month, Corbett’s negative rating more than tripled from 11 percent from a February survey, according to the poll by Quinnipiac University. The poll questioned 1,366 registered voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points…
In a telephone interview yesterday, Corbett said, “There’s no blueprint for dealing with a $4.2 billion deficit.” His pledge not to raise taxes left him no choice but to cut the state budget, supporters say. He’s called for 50 percent cuts in higher education and an overall 3 percent cut in state spending… (more)
