LANCASTER — A new poll shows that Pennsylvanians are at odds with their new governor on two hot-button issues — whether to tax natural-gas drilling and whether to cut spending for education.

The Franklin & Marshall College survey released Thursday was done in conjunction with several newspapers and TV stations.

It shows a majority of Pennsylvanians favor a new tax on the state's rapidly growing natural-gas industry — a step strongly opposed by Republican Gov. Tom Corbett. The statewide poll also shows that cutting spending for public schools and higher education, which Corbett has proposed in his 2011-12 budget, are opposed by most residents.

ERIE — The Public Utility Commission delayed a decision to split the state's 814 area code because it likely won't run out of phone numbers until 2015.The PUC approved a plan in December to switch the area code to 582 for phone users in the northwestern part of the state. The rest of the area stretching through west-central and south-central Pennsylvania would keep the 814 area code.But the commission in January announced it would revisit the issue after some people suggested an overlay approach in which only new customers in the 814 region would get the 582 area code.

PITTSBURGH — Bishop David Zubik says 209 parishes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will collect money for Japanese earthquake relief at Masses on March 26 and 27.The money collected will be sent to Catholic Relief Services, which already is coordinating with local church organizations in Japan to meet humanitarian needs.The diocese took up a similar collection after the Haitian earthquake in January 2010. That effort raised $1.3 million that also was funneled through Catholic Relief Services.

PHILADELPHIA— An outspoken teacher who criticized the Philadelphia School District will be back at work Monday.The Philadelphia Daily News reported Friday night that Audenried High School teacher Hope Moffett wasn't going to lose her job after all.Philadelphia school officials had said they planned to fire Moffett.They accused her of giving students transit tokens to attend a rally against a district plan to turn Audenried into a charter school. Moffett then spoke to local media about her removal from the classroom and voiced opposition to the charter plan.The agreement was reached as part of a negotiation in front of a federal magistrate. Both sides said they're happy with the outcome.Moffett will receive a five-day suspension for not informing the principal that the students planned to leave school to attend the rally.

NEW YORK — Trustees for Penn State decided Friday to delay work on several major building projects at its University Park campus as they wait to get a better idea of how much money the university will get from the state later this year.The trustees, who met in New York, agreed to appoint architects for the projects, including upgrading the campus' Cedar Building and South Halls, but final authorization for any capital projects must wait.Al Horvath, senior vice president for finance and business, told the Centre Daily Times “moving forward in a normal fashion is just not possible.” He also called the situation “unprecedented.”The school and Gov. Tom Corbett have been at odds since the governor proposed slashing funding on higher education by $644 million, including a more than 50 percent reduction for the 18 state-supported universities and colleges.