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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 2008 Description Alcorn State University, to fund a judicial threat analysis center
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,598,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Lorman, Mississippi Recipients Alcorn State University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Biotechnology Research Park in close proximity to an academic medical center offering opportunities for scientific and commercial synergies and serving as a catalyst for economic development In Mississippi's capital city, University of Mississippi
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $7,332,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients University of Mississippi (Oxford)
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Center for Marine Aquaculture, to construct a center to provide scientists, engineers, and economists the capability to apply recent advances in aquaculture, biotechnology, pathology, nutrition, genetics, engineering, microbiology, and economics to remove the technical and profitability constraints to growth of a marine aquaculture industry, University of Southern Mississippi
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $7,520,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Stennis, Mississippi Recipients University of Southern Mississippi
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Como
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $94,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Locations Como, Mississippi Recipients City of Como, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Greenville
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $658,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Locations Greenville, Mississippi Recipients City of Greenville, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Jackson, for law enforcement technology upgrades
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients City of Jackson, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description City of Southaven
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $846,000 Sponsors Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Locations Southaven, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Hancock County Public Safety Wireless Network
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $587,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS) Locations Hancock, Mississippi Recipients Hancock County, Miss.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Innovation and Commercialization Park Infrastructure and Building Construction and Equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,598,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Locations Hattiesburg, Mississippi Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Jackson County, MS Sherriff's Office Methamphetamine Initiative
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $211,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Locations Jackson, Mississippi Recipients Jackson County (Miss.) Sheriff's Department

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