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Find a strong issue and make money unimportant. In one of this year's strongest surprise showings, little-known Republican challenger Christine Todd Whitman almost unseated Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) on a wave of anti-tax hysteria, fueled by the unpopularity of Democratic Governor James Florio. Whitman's strong showing is obviously pleasing to Republicans, who despair of unseating congressional incumbents and their powerful fundraising machines...
...city of Passaic on a site adjoining a hospital, whose occupants, according to a group led by Marge Gablehouse, would be the major beneficiaries of three tons of lead emissions a year. The protesters have succeeded in temporarily halting construction of the incinerator and hope to persuade Governor Jim Florio to cancel...
Democratic Governor Jim Florio already has a taxpayer revolt on his hands. More than 500,000 voters have signed a petition calling for a rollback of the hikes imposed in June, and IMPEACH FLORIO bumper stickers are sprouting. Limiting federal deductions for state levies to $10,000 a year would hit more than 48,000 residents with an average $5,400 in additional taxes and could further undermine Florio's progressive tax reforms...
...control. Almost 1,500 government jobs (of a total 71,000) have been eliminated in all areas except corrections and human services. Floriocrats are also cutting back such perks as state cars and credit cards. Improvement in New Jersey's poorest school districts will take longer to accomplish, but Florio is considering such concrete standards as postgraduate employment and college acceptance rates to supplement test scores as indicators of the system's effectiveness...
...expect Florio to wait for results before launching other initiatives. An assault on the state's medical-insurance costs is already on the drawing boards, and other targets are being defined. New Jersey's Governor knows he cannot stand still: as every boxer learns, success comes from quick footwork...