February Sun, 2004
ALCOHOL IN NEW JERSEY 1-in-5 Say Alcohol has Caused Problems in their Families; Drinking while Driving Down Dramatically
Superbowl Sunday is here—a great excuse for a party with friends and, for many, drinking a beer or two. But alcohol comes with a price: 20 percent of New Jerseyans say that drinking has been a cause of problems in their families. This sobering figure, which translates to 650,000 households in the state affecting about 1,700,000 people living in those households, is the estimate of the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll.
January Thu, 2004
POLITICAL FIGURES IN NEW JERSEY
New Jersey’s two U.S. Senators, Democrats Jon Corzine and Frank Lautenberg are the most positively viewed of New Jersey’s political figures. Former U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli has taken over from former Governor Jim Florio as the least well regarded. And former Governor Christie Whitman and current Governor James E. McGreevey are somewhere in the middle.
January Mon, 2004
WHO’S THE BOSS? NEW JERSEY SPEAKS!
Stuck in the winter doldrums and in serious need of relief from seriousness, we decided to ask one of the silliest questions in our 30-plus year history on the last statewide Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll: “Who’s the Boss of New Jersey?”
January Sun, 2004
REGIONALIZATION: A LONG ROW TO HOE
In November, Governor James McGreevey stood before a gathering of the state’s municipal leaders and — echoing proposals offered by his two elected predecessors — called for regionalization of local services as a way to reduce the tax burden on New Jersey citizens. And while property taxes continue to rise, the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll finds that the clarion call for consolidating services in the state’s 566 municipalities has barely made a dent in the public’s consciousness.