March Sun, 1986
NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS: SPEND MORE BUT TAX US LESS; JOB RATINGS UP OVER 1 YEAR AGO FOR ALL OFFICIALS AND INSTITUTIONS: PRESIDENT. GOVERNOR. STATE LEGISLATURE AND STATE SUPREME COURT
Most Hew Jerseyans continue to feel their state and local taxes are too high, and that they don’t get their money’s worth for those taxes. Despite this feeling, however, lopsided majorities also remain in favor of maintaining or increasing government spending for a wide range of programs, according to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll.
March Sun, 1986
NEW JERSEYANS DIVIDED ABOUT WIDENING THE TURNPIKE
Garden State residents are evenly divided over the proposed widening of the New Jersey Turnpike, with equal numbers approving and disapproving of the project. In addition, the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton poll shows that a large majority of residents say they would rather see the money for the Turnpike project spent on improving the state’s mass transportation system.
March Sun, 1986
A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR?: THE PUBLIC SAYS “YES”; INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM?: THE PUBLIC ISN’T SURE
While most New Jerseyans have not read or heard anything about Governor Kean’s proposal for creating an office of Lieutenant Governor, a solid majority of residents think it is a good idea, according to the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll. The public is less certain, however, about amending the state’s constitution to allow for initiative and referendum, with just as many expressing no opinion on the subject as saying it is a good idea.
October Wed, 1971
85% of the State’s Adult Population Does Not Even Know That State Senators and Assemblymen Are Up for Election
With elections to the New Jersey Legislature only two weeks away, 85 per cent of the state’s adult population does not even know that state senators and assemblymen are up for election. This is a major conclusion of the first New Jersey Poll, the results of which were released today.