Earmarks are paying for projects big and small. Water, housing and health dominate the list

As lawmakers ready pitches for last-minute budget requests, one state grant process shows what happens when all applicants have a shot

Republicans need votes to such a degree that one member showed up right after a car accident, freshly bruised and in a neck brace

Proposed changes would establish more transparency to Trenton's late-June budget-approval process

Flood mitigation, drinking water, police and fire needs all on list as Republicans and Democrats alike score earmarks

House votes to keep government running amid outrage over violent deportation efforts

Earmarks were cut in Republican bill to keep the government open

Republicans cut earmarks from federal spending bill, slicing millions

Delivering earmarks is one of the few reliable ways members of Congress can show voters their work

The public should have more say in earmarked funds awarded outside ordinary budget processes