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December 10, 2008

the pork report -- how Washington politicians, bureaucrats, and lobbyists are spending your tax dollars


Toledo uses federal grant to fight gang violence with a greenhouse and fresh produce click here for more

$143,000 federal grant paid the salary of an HIV education prevention coordinator who is a convicted child rapist click here for more

$114,800 federal grant will create an international gateway sign, an interpretive sign, and a recreational guide for an Idaho highway click here for more

Small Pennsylvania airport trying just about anything, including offering free flyover flights, to claim it had enough passengers this year to qualify for a $1 million federal subsidy click here for more

Anchor Yacht Club members and local officials receive $120,000 federal grant to develop a riverside plan for Pennsylvania town click here for more

Through the help of a federal grant, six Russian teachers enjoy a three day trip to Washington, D.C. click here for more

More than $1 million in federal funds spent for conferences, stipends for summer events, and substitute teachers for history teachers attending workshops on history click here for more
 
$440,000 federal grant to transform a railroad bridge into “the Walkway Over the Hudson,” a 1.25-mile trail spanning the Hudson River click here for more

Federal grants of up to $7,500 are available to promote new or existing farm stands or farmers markets in Pennsylvania click here for more
 
More than $100,000 in federal grant money will be spent for recreation projects ranging from trails to playground projects and a skate park in Maine click here for more

Tampa housing agency loses $2 million in federal funds due to poor management; Audit report calls the management “poorly devised and dysfunctional” and “inept” click here for more

$300,000 National Park Service grant will pay for upgrades to water-powered cotton spinning mill in Rhode Island click here for more

Lawsuit filed against the Department of Housing and Urban Development for approving Mississippi’s plan to divert half a billion dollars from hurricane housing aid to a port expansion project. click here for more
 
Access to affordable housing for Katrina cross the Gulf Coast, FEMA still has 9,850 applicant households in temporary housing units click here for more





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