Headline Roundup • May 11th, 2015
Christie Spends Taxpayer Money
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Time Magazine
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spent $300,000 of a government state allowance over five years in office to buy food, alcoholic drinks and desserts, according to a new analysis of state records.
In addition to his $175,000 salary, Christie receives $95,000 a year for purposes vaguely defined in the state budg
USA TODAY
An expense report obtained by Watchdog.org by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request shows that in 2010 and 2011 New Jersey governor Chris Christie paid $82,594 to Delaware North Sportservice, a company that operates the concessions at MetLife Stadium, home to the Giants and Jets.
The charges were made on 58 occasions. You can see the expense report here. Delaware North Sport
Fox News Digital
We're well aware that the prices for food and beverages at sporting events are offensively high, but this seems a bit much.
According to WatchDog.org, New Jersey governor Chris Christie spent nearly $83,000 on concessions at Jets and Giants games during the 2010 and 2011 season.
Let's say, hypothetically, that Christie attended every Jets and Giants home game for those two seasons. That's 32 games. Now let's divide that by $82,500. That comes out to $2,578 spent on concessions per game.
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