June Sun, 1988
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL: PUBLIC SEES COSTS UP SHARPLY: SAYS STATE SHOULD HELP COMMUNITIES WITH HIGHER COSTS
A majority of New Jerseyans say garbage disposal costs around the state have increased sharply over the last year. In addition, the most recent Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll shows that 6-in-10 residents think state government should try to equalize what citizens statewide must pay for garbage removal by giving money to communities with higher disposal costs. The public is divided, however, over whether residents of a community should all pay the same rates for disposal rather than paying based on how much garbage they throw out.
June Sun, 1988
MONEY IN POLITICS: LOBBYISTS, LEGISLATORS, AND CAMPAIGN FINANCING
An overwhelming majority of 8-in-10 New Jerseyans agree that lobbyists in New Jersey should be required to publicly disclose all money they spend on state legislators. According to a recent Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll, the public supports such full disclosure regardless of whether or not lobbyists are directly trying to influence a legislator’s action on any measure before the legislature.
June Mon, 1988
DAWKINS NAME RECOGNITION UP; LAUTENBERG RETAINS CLEAR LEAD BUT GAP NARROWED
After spending a million dollars on radio and television ads, Republican senatorial challenger Pete Dawkins has boosted his name recognition and narrowed the gap between himself and Democratic incumbent Frank Lautenberg.
June Sun, 1988
DUKAKIS BEGINS ’88 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WITH 14 POINT LEAD; JACKSON HURTS TICKET IN JERSEY
Democrat Michael Dukakis holds a 14 point lead over his Republican opponent George Bush among Garden State voters as the candidates point toward the summer’s nominating conventions. New Jersey has not voted Democratic in a presidential election since 1964.