1/6/02 Governor Announces He Is To Be
Referred To As "James E. McGreevey"... Leaving The Elected "Jim
McGreevey," And All His Promises... On The Campaign
Trail
1/8/02 Newark Arena Plan
Stalls -- In The Midst Of A Fiscal Crisis, McGreevey Says He Will Push
For A Bill To Help Finance The Project And Would Like To Sign It Into Law By
June
1/11/02 McGreevey Names
Democrat Political Operative As Secretary Of State --Regina Thomas,
Specialist In Get-Out-The-Vote; (Thomas Was Reprimanded in February 1993 For
Campaigning While Working For Washington, D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt
Kelly); Questions Arise About Potential Conflict Of Having Political
Operative In Charge of Elections
Standard & Poors Questions State's
Bond Rating
McGreevey
Nominates Newark Chief Of Police Joseph Santiago To Head NJ's State
Police
1/16/02 McGreevey Swears In Attorney
General And Secretary Of State
Unofficially States He Will Not Move
Division Of Elections From Under The Supervision Of The Attorney General To
State
1/17/02 McGreevey Orders Cabinet To Cut
Budgets By 5% And Enact A Spending
Freeze
1/18/02 McGreevey
Qualifies His "No New Taxes" Pledge --
To Only Mean No New Sales or Income Taxes
1/21/02 McGreevey Tells Martin Luther
King Day Audience, "Newark,
You Give Me Sharpe James-- [You Get]
Devils and Nets"
(The Public Display Is Later Reported By
Media As Payback For James' Support During McGreevey's
Campaign)
1/22/02 McGreevey
Hints At Cutting Direct Property Tax Relief Program (NJ
SAVER)
1/23/02 McGreevey
Announces Layoff Of 600 State Workers -- Office Of State Planning,
Responsible For Curbing Sprawl, Is
Gutted
McGreevey Announces He Is
Cutting College Funding By
5%
1/24/02 McGreevey Admits
It Will Be Difficult To Keep His Campaign Promise (To End Parkway Tolls)
McGreevey Tells Mayors He Is
Freezing State Aid -- “Not One Red Cent
More!”
