March Sun, 2002
NEW JERSEYANS VIEW BUDGET PROBLEMS AS SERIOUS But They’re Not Willing to Pay Higher Taxes To Solve Them
New Jerseyans say the state’s current budget problems are serious, and they blame them on too much government spending by the previous gubernatorial administration rather than on the soured state economy. According to the Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll, 83 percent of Garden State residents describe the budget problems as serious, including 39 percent who call them “very serious.” Only 10 percent of residents classify the problems as either “not very” or “not at all” serious.
March Wed, 2002
GARDEN STATE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT McGREEVEY’S TENURE While Realistic About Some of His Goals
Governor James McGreevey gets positive marks so far, and New Jerseyans are optimistically looking forward to the next four years. Forty-five percent of New Jerseyans approve of the job McGreevey is doing as governor, while 21 percent disapprove and 34 percent have no opinion. Fifty-five percent of state residents say they are optimistic about the next four years with McGreevey as governor.
March Mon, 2002
9/11 AFTER SIX MONTHS Life Has Not Returned To Normal
The terrorist attacks of September 11th are still very much a part of New Jerseyans’ lives after six months. According to a new Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll, some emotions continue to run high, and life has not returned to normal for most. Only about one-third of New Jerseyans feel their lives have returned to normal, while nearly a quarter of them feel life will NEVER return to normal. These feelings are little changed from last October when 25 percent said life had returned to normal, and a similar quarter said life never would.
March Sun, 2002
NO RELIEF FOR TORRICELLI POST-INVESTIGATION But Potential Opponents Have Uphill Battles of Their Own
Views of Senator Robert Torricelli and his fundraising activities have not improved since last spring, even after the five-year federal investigation into his 1996 campaign finally drew to a close in January with no charges filed against him. Despite the lack of charges, most New Jerseyans who know about the investigations still believe Torricelli did something wrong – if not illegal, then unethical.