In the past, lawmakers wore federal projects delivered to their districts as a badge of honor. Moreover, they viewed voting for spending cuts as politically risky. About fifteen years ago, two ...

THE Supreme Court (SC) banned the notorious Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), widely known as pork barrel, a decade ago. Yet, a new investigative rep ...

Ever heard of pork-barrel spending? It's not about pigs. It's a term used to describe funds from Congress that are pumped into local projects, mainly to bring money back to a lawmaker's home district.

AUSTIN. Texas -- Citizens Against Government Waste, a non-partisan watchdog group, unveiled their annual list of leaders who have asked for the biggest congressional earmarks -- so-called pork barrel ...

In 2006, longtime congressional staffer Scott Lilly and I wrote an article about unethical behavior by then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert. No, not his child molestation, which only became public years ...

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, June 9) -- If you want more proof that the GOP revolution has not exactly transformed Washington politics, look at the time-honored practice of so-called pork-barrel spending.

The Philippines and corruption go together like pork and mustard. But a fresh inquiry into the country’s so-called pork-barrel culture has produced some of the largest popular protests to hit the ...

If a piece of legislation is right for the country or state, then legislators should be willing to vote for it without earmarks or pork barrel spending. The problem is that too many laws are not for ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) reported that 11 present and former Cebu ...

Judge Chris Piazza said not another dime in unspent General Improvement Fund money can go to local projects, because that would be unconstitutional. He ordered a refund of almost $1 million improperly ...