Lawmakers spend big on home state science projects

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, king of congressional earmarks, steers $165 million to his alma maters.

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Science
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2026-02-05
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aeg1219
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Lawmakers spend big on home state science projects

Jeffrey Mervis
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Science, Research, and Medicine
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Lawmakers spend big on home state science projects

Jeffrey Mervis
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Abstract

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, king of congressional earmarks, steers $165 million to his alma maters.

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