pork-barrel legislation

Cultural  

1. Appropriations made by a legislature for projects that are not essential but are sought because they pump money and resources into the local districts of the legislators. Local projects, such as dams, military bases, highways, housing subsidies, and job training, are often funded by pork-barrel legislation, which can be accomplished through logrolling. Successful pork-barrel legislators are likely to be reelected by their constituents.

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, Fallin is absolutely correct to demand that the state’s higher education system deal with the debilitating legion of college campuses created by pork-barrel legislation over the decades.

From Washington Times