March Sun, 2002
WHILE THE STATE ECONOMY HAS HIT BAD TIMES, RESIDENTS REPORT SOLID FINANCES FOR THEMSELVES
Over half of New Jerseyans say the state has hit economic “bad times,” the highest number since 1994 according to the Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll. But at the same time, residents report that their own personal finances are in good shape. Fifty-seven percent say their family’s financial situation is the same as it was last year at this time, and 80 percent are satisfied with their current standard of living.
March Fri, 2002
Five Governors in One Week May Have Been Too Many
New Jerseyans appear open to the idea of having an elected lieutenant governor who would take over in the governor’s absence, according to the Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll. A slim majority of residents say that they think the system works fine the way it is, but when the numbers are broken down by whether residents paid attention to the quick change of governors in January, a different picture emerges.
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.