February Sun, 2001
THE NEW JERSEY STATE PLAN Residents Support the Principles, But Question the Progress
As the State Planning Commission prepares to adopt an updated version of the New Jersey State Plan this week, residents rate the existing version of the plan as largely ineffectual. While New Jerseyans feel that the goals of the State Plan are very important, after nearly a decade under the Plan they see little, if any, progress.
February Sun, 2001
NEW JERSEYANS ON THE WEB Access Is Up, But Many Still Lag Behind
New Jerseyans are cruising the information super- highway in higher numbers than ever before. Seven-in-ten New Jerseyans now have a home computer where they live, and three out of every five use a computer from home or work to go on-line at least weekly. Despite this relative saturation, however, large gaps in access remain: older and less affluent residents have limited access.
February Sun, 2001
NEW JERSEYANS ARE INCREASINGLY BOTHERED BY RACIAL PROFILING But State Troopers’ Job Ratings Remain High
While the overall job performance rating of the State Police has remained stable over the last two years, the number of New Jerseyans who think minorities are treated worse than others has continued to climb, and for the first time a majority of state residents say they are bothered “a lot” by the practice of racial profiling – the stopping of motorists based on racial characteristics.
February Tue, 2001
NEW JERSEY GUBERNATORIAL 2001: McGreevey Begins With Lead DiFrancesco Runs Closer Race Than Schundler
The extended presidential election only managed to briefly delay the start of real politics in New Jersey; Christie Whitman’s abdication of the Statehouse for the EPA only managed to add spice to it. It’s time for the gubernatorial election, and Democrat Jim McGreevey starts out in better shape than either of his two potential Republican opponents, acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco and Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler.