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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Mississippi

* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No Total Amount
Congressional earmarks No. 762 Total Amount $2,110,625,418
All earmarks No. 816* Total Amount $2,805,971,802*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Jackson for crime fighting technology
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients City of Jackson, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description City of Jackson for prevention programs for at-risk teens
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $250,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients City of Jackson, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Jackson County Sheriff Methamphetamine Enforcement and Cleanup
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS) Locations Pascagoula, Mississippi Recipients Jackson County (Miss.) Sheriff's Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Jackson Medical Mall for prevention programs for at-risk youth
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $400,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Local Initiatives and Support Corporation-Community Safety Initiative to promote strategic alliance between community developers and law enforcement, which will reduce crime and spur revitalization in troubled neighborhoods
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $750,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients Local Initiatives Support Corp.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Choctaw Native American Business Enterprise Center
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Choctaw, Mississippi Recipients Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description County-wide Law Enforcement Programs
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Locations Fayette, Mississippi Recipients Jefferson County (Miss.) Sheriff's Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $100,000 Sponsors Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) Locations Greenwood, Mississippi Recipients City of Greenwood, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Center for Marine Education and Research-Ocean Expo-Learning Center
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,000,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Locations Gulfport, Mississippi Recipients Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Cannabis Eradication
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $500,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Hattiesburg, Mississippi Recipients University of Southern Mississippi

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