Questions for Corzine

I put out a call via Twitter and Facebook earlier today, asking what questions people would ask of Gov. Jon Corzine if they could. I’ll be sitting with him as part of a meeting with editors of community papers in a little while and wanted to know what our readers want to know.

I got four responses, two of which were relatively serious: Why did he cut funding for South Brunswick preschool expansion and what does he hope to accomplish in the next four years that he couldn’t during the last four?

I suspect that much of the session will focus on the budget: I want him to explain how the pension deferral plan is different than previous decisions to withhold money from the system, whether he has considered changes in the state extraordinary aid program, and if an expanded income tax should be on the table to replace much of the money raised by property taxes. I also want to know his thoughts on consolidation and what can be done if towns refuse to participate in the discussion.

Look for a story on the meeting on centraljersey.com, in Friday’s Packet and in the rest of our papers next week. Also, look for a podcast tomorrow based on the meeting.

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