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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Massachusetts

* 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. 766 Total Amount $730,208,069
All earmarks No. 820* Total Amount $962,473,069*
Earmark Details Year

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Description (Bill) Amount Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Large Millimeter Telescope at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $705,000 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Amherst, Massachusetts Recipients University of Massachusetts Amherst
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lawrence Community Works, for renovation, construction and build out of the Community Learning Center
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $73,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA) Locations Lawrence, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description LEAN Digital Product Development
(Defense)
Amount $2,000,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA) Locations Needham, Massachusetts Recipients PTC Inc.
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Learning Through Listening Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $305,500 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA) Locations Cambridge, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Leominster Police Department Law Enforcement Information and Analysis Sharing Network
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $493,500 Sponsors Former Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Locations Leominster, Massachusetts Recipients Leominster (Mass.) Police Department
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lesley University, educational and research equipment to support new science instruction laboratories
(Labor-HHS-Education)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Locations Cambridge, Massachusetts Recipients Lesley University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lesley University, for construction, renovation and build out of science labs
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
Amount $245,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Mike Capuano (D-MA) Locations Cambridge, Massachusetts Recipients Lesley University
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Lexington School Resource Officer Program
(Commerce, Justice and Science)
Amount $47,000 Sponsors Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) Locations Lexington, Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Littleville Lake
(Energy and Water)
Amount $690,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Massachusetts Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Local Emergency Planning Committee, Town of Needham
(Homeland Security)
Amount $200,000 Sponsors Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) Locations Needham, Massachusetts Recipients Needham (Mass.) Local Emergency Planning Committee

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