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- Title
State Legislative Earmarks.
- Authors
Wu, Yonghong; Williams, Dan
- Abstract
Using data of “member items” in New York State during 2007–2010, we investigate how political factors such as majority party affiliation, tenure of service, and legislative leadership affect the distribution of state earmarked funds. The statistical results suggest that majority party affiliation and tenure of service have significant effects on the total earmarked funding state legislators may receive each year. Senate leaders or members of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee can also secure additional earmarks to fund their community projects. This research fills the gap in literature on subnational earmarking.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); POLITICAL affiliation; LEGISLATORS; POLITICAL leadership; EARMARKING (Public finance); LEGISLATIVE bodies
- Publication
State & Local Government Review, 2015, Vol 47, Issue 2, p83
- ISSN
0160-323X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0160323X15581056