The Pucci panel

Monroe Mayor Richard Pucci’s proposal to create a “pilot program” to “establish new standards, ones that reach higher than the current law” is really nothing more than a way to save political face. The program is rather ephemeral, based on what he has told the paper so far, and is far from likely to lead to real reform. The mayor is correct when he says that public financing is needed (see my previous post), but that is out of Monroe’s hands. For now, he is putting the vague notion of “higher standards” on the table as he looks to the future — one likely to include his sixth mayoral campaign in 2007. Check out The Cranbury Press on Friday for a story and check The Press’ Web site for updates during the week.

Channel Surfing, The South Brunswick Post, The Cranbury Press

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet