HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A new Quinnipiac University Poll shows Gov. M. Jodi Rell's popularity is slipping a little as the economy worsens.

Sixty-five percent of voters approve of the job the Republican governor is doing. That's down from a 76 percent approval rating in a March 27 poll.

Poll Director Douglas Schwartz says most politicians would love a 65 percent approval rating, but for Rell, it marks her lowest rating ever.

It comes as 60 percent of state voters say they're worse off than they were a year ago. Also, 70 percent of voters say the state's economy is ``not so good'' or ``poor.''

The same poll shows Sen. Chris Dodd's popularity slipping amid news he received two favorable rate home loans from Countrywide Financial Corp. Dodd denies getting special treatment.