Michigan Gov. Snyder rating unchanged, consumer confidence mixed

  A new poll from Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research shows the approval ratings of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder unchanged with consumer confidence mixed and the approval ratings of President Barack Obama improving.
  The survey taken between Jan. 14 and March 4 of 1,013 Michigan adults via cell phone and land line gives Obama a good or excellent rating from 48.4 percent of those surveyed, an improvement from 42.8 percent last fall.
  Just 34 percent of those surveyed gave a good or excellent rating to Snyder, however. His approval ratings tanked after the lame-duck session of the legislature in December hurried through some unpopular measures, including controversial right-to-work laws that have just taken effect.
  The poll notes Obama is much more popular in southeast Michigan while the governor is much more popular on the conservative west side of the state.
  Among those surveyed, 52.6 percent said their financial condition was good or excellent, an improvement from 47.8 percent last fall. However, only 34.9 percent said they're better off than they were a year ago, down from 41.7 percent.