At both state and federal levels, legislators can be involved in "pork barrel" funding of capital projects. These projects may even bypass the economic evaluation using engineering economy that normal projects are subject to.
(a) What are some of the ethical issues that can arise?
(b) Summarize and analyze an example situation from the local newspaper, your hometown newspaper, or a news magazine.
(c) What guidelines for process or outcomes are there for the agency or legislative body involved in your example?