CAGW Identify Tacoma "Pork"
Citizens Against Government Waste has published its 2006 list of government pork projects. On this list are five Tacoma projects. What got my attention was the MSNBC Highlight:
| The Kick in the Glass Award | For $550,000 for the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Wash. |
Ouch. It’s listed just below a boxing club in Henderson, Nevada and above funding for the National Wild Turkey Federation. The reason cited for the Museum of Glass is “No Budget Request, added in Conference”. That would be pork by definition I guess… It still hurts.
The complete list of Tacoma pork includes:
| $550,000 | City of Tacoma Family Justice Center (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) |
| $750,000 | City of Tacoma Family Justice Center (State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance – Byrne Discretionary Grant) |
| $550,000 | Museum of Glass in Tacoma, for construction of facilities (Economic Development Initiative) |
| $200,000 | Foss Waterway Development Authority in Tacoma, for redevelopment of its downtown urban core (Economic Development Initiative) |
| $1,500,000 | Tacoma Rail Mountain Division Rail-Line improvements from Frederickson to Morton (Federal Highway Administration) |
Link to Citizens Against Government Waste
Link to MSNBC
2 comments
J Jesse May 10, 2012
Turn to page 56 if you choose to enter.
Turn to page 120 if you choose to flee.
Turning page to 56
The knight sees you and slash’s his sword at you. You are now dead.
P Published Author RR Anderson May 10, 2012
which way to never-never land?