October 4, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
Government watchdog groups have joined forces on a project that asks citizens to help investigate Congressional earmarks.
Earmark Watch builds on databases that Taxpayers for Common Sense, in Washington, has created, which list thousands of measures inserted into 2008 spending bills by members of Congress to direct dollars to a specific project or recipient.
And the Sunlight Foundation, also in the nation’s capital, has developed a guide to online resources about campaign finance, lobbying, and federal spending that will help them determine whether those earmarks benefit political contributors.
The Web site allows users to post what they learn about the earmarks, comment on and fact-check one another’s work, and send tips and suggestions to other users.
To get there: Go to http://www.earmarkwatch.org.
