“Rebuild Illinois” Package Contains $4 Billion in Kickbacks to State Politicians – RealClear Policy

The reason so much waste was able to make its way into the package was due to a policy that only Illinois politicians could tolerate. The concept of earmarking, or allocating funds for specific projects for your district, was banned by the U.S. Congress in 2011. Recently, it was reinstituted. However, in Illinois, there is no requirement to report earmarks, so the $4 billion of “Leadership Additions” and “Governor’s Office Additions” are difficult to track.
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CTC Alum
2 years ago

Kinda surprised it was 100x

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