Congress just gave the city of Fairbanks, Alaska $10 million to tear down its abandoned Polaris Hotel.
The funding came in the form of an earmark from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in the FY2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Earmarks were previously banned because of their tendency to promote wasteful spending on pet projects in members’ states and districts. Earmarks were reinstated in 2021 with broad bipartisan support.
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