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

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Kentucky

* 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. 599 Total Amount $960,541,427
All earmarks No. 679* Total Amount $2,879,856,427*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill)

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Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation, for increasing the security of the internet and electronic systems
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $329,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Highland Heights, Kentucky Recipients Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Ohio County Fiscal Court, for mobile data terminals and other equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $211,500 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Ohio, Kentucky Recipients Ohio County, Ky.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Operation UNITE
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $3,572,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY)
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
Locations Kentucky Recipients Operation UNITE
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Pennyrile, KY Narcotics Task Force
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $352,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) Locations Pennyrile, Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Powell County Sheriff's Mobile Data Terminals
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $28,200 Sponsors Former Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) Locations Powell, Kentucky Recipients Powell County (Ky.) Sheriff's Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Shelby County Drug/Alcohol Advisory Council
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $75,200 Sponsors Former Rep. Ron Lewis (R-KY) Locations Shelby, Kentucky Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Kentucky Research Foundation to encourage and prepare students from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue careers in law.
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Lexington, Kentucky Recipients University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville Research Foundation, for forensics equipment
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $705,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville Research Foundation, to develop methods for detecting child abuse.
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $376,000 Sponsors Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description University of Louisville, technology to assist trauma victims without immediate access to emergency medical care, including astronauts
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $1,222,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Locations Louisville, Kentucky Recipients University of Louisville

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