New Jersey's 'Snooki subsidy' snuffed out

Gov. Christie cites its role in spreading "misconceptions about the state and its citizens."

September 28, 2011 at 4:36AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

News of a $420,000 tax credit to the makers of MTV's "Jersey Shore" drew objections and statements that nothing could be done. But New Jesey Gov. Chris Christie, before failing to address whether he would run for the Republican presidential nomination, found a way to kill it. The rationale:

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Vince Tuss

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Vince Tuss is a producer working on the StarTribune.com home page most evenings. Before that, he was a copy editor and a night police reporter.

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