February Sun, 2003
PUBLIC OPINION OF GOVERNOR McGREEVEY AT YEAR 1
James E. McGreevey was inaugurated the 51st Governor of New Jersey just 126 days after the World Trade Center buildings fell, inheriting a weak economy and a gaping budget deficit. Not a hand that many would like to have to play. But this is the job McGreevey wanted, a job he had campaigned for non-stop since he almost upset former Gov. Christie Whitman’s reelection in 1997. So, after one year in office, how has he done?
February Fri, 2003
AUTO INSURANCE: THE ISSUE THAT DOESN’T GO AWAY
When James McGreevey first ran for governor in 1997, auto insurance reform was one of the key issues he used to nearly unseat incumbent Christie Whitman. And while more residents today are satisfied with their auto policies than were six years ago, a sizable number have experienced rising premiums in the past year.
February Wed, 2003
NEW JERSEYANS STAND BEHIND DOCTORS ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS
Last week, many of the state’s health care professionals temporarily shut their doors to protest the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance. New Jersey’s citizens stand behind this action, and they tend to blame excessive litigation and mismanaged insurance companies rather than incompetent care by doctors for the current problem. A majority of residents give their support to capping jury awards at $250,000 for “pain and suffering” in malpractice cases.
February Sun, 2003
NEW JERSEYANS ON PROPERTY TAXES: “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!”
In New Jersey, all taxes are not created equal. While relatively few residents say their state income taxes and the sales tax rate are too high, a large majority feel the amount they pay in local property taxes is unreasonable. While few New Jerseyans have heard of the proposal to hold a constitutional convention on property tax reform, most say they would support the idea.