Because I remember the same thing from the State of Indiana:
A TOLEDO BLADE INVESTIGATION: Political contributors get Ohio Department of Transportation contracts
As the race for Ohio governor heats up, candidates will scour the state and country looking for the cash to fuel their campaigns. And if history is a guide, those candidates have a rich well to tap — the dozens of engineering and design firms that work for the Ohio Department of Transportation…
Cross-posted at Julien’s List