Overview
- A recent statewide Quinnipiac survey released this week shows Gov. Josh Shapiro ahead of Republican Stacy Garrity by 53% to 40% while 56% of respondents approve of Shapiro’s job performance.
- The poll finds 44% of registered voters say they are financially worse off than a year ago and most rank the economy and cost of living as their top voting concerns.
- Roughly three in four Pennsylvania voters oppose building AI data centers in their communities and 76% say they are following news about such projects at least somewhat closely.
- Lawmakers and the governor approved a budget provision that requires data centers to file annual, public reports to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on energy and water use and establishes $10,000-per-day fines for noncompliance.
- Coverage notes a discrepancy in reported poll field dates across outlets, but major outlets agree the recent polling shows growing economic anxiety, heightened attention to local AI projects, and that those issues could shape fall campaign messaging.