A watchdog group found $228 million in earmarks from last year.

Citizens Against Government Waste highlighted 173 earmarks from North Carolina's representatives and senators in its annual "Pig Book" of Congressional appropriations today.

The list ranges from $50,000 for gang prevention in Charlotte to $57.9 million for a hospital renovation at Camp Lejeune. Many of the earmarks have also been requested in this year's budget.

The advocacy group ranked North Carolina 34th in "pork per capita," with $24.72 per resident. That was up from 39th place the previous year.

It also criticized $11.6 million for a Fort Bragg chapel requested by Rep. Mike McIntyre, $2 million for textiles research and $167,000 for the Morehead Planetarium from Rep. David Price, and $475,750 for the automotive research from Sen. Elizabeth Dole.

In the upcoming budget, North Carolina's House members have requested 545 earmarks totaling $1.5 billion. The Senate has not yet released its requests.