A new report [1] from U.S. PIRG looks at the connection between transportation earmarks and campaign contributions, as reported [2] in the N.Y. Times.

"In a political system in which elected officials must raise huge sums of campaign contributions from major donors to win reelection, spending may be skewed toward road widening and new highway projects favored by developers, road builders and other interests," the report says.

For the full report, click here. [3]