It's hard to stop the gravy train when so many want to ride:
Muncie City Council has joined the Delaware County commissioners and Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora in urging U.S. Rep. Mike Pence to rethink his boycott of budgetary earmarks.
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"It's our money going back to the federal government," Democratic council member Sam Marshall said. "Why shouldn't we recoup some of that money?"
The resolution was specifically aimed at convincing Pence to help score federal aid through the transportation bill for local road and street projects.
And it's my money going to the federal government and back to you, isn't it? "Score federal aid" is an interesting way to put it. Scoring is what junkies call it whe
