OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government’s withdrawing of $4 billion for the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project. Correspondent Bernie Bennett has details. VERBATIM: The U.S. Transportation Department slashed funds for the bullet train aimed at connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles […]
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California Bullet Train Lawsuit
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – California this week dropped a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government’s withdrawing of $4 billion for the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project. Correspondent Bernie Bennett has details.
VERBATIM:
The U.S. Transportation Department slashed funds for the bullet train aimed at connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles in July. The Trump administration has said the California High-Speed Rail Authority had “ no viable plan ” to complete a large segment of the project in the farm-rich Central Valley.
The authority quickly filed a lawsuit, with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom calling the federal government’s decision “a political stunt to punish California.”
The authority said this week that it would focus on other funding sources to complete the project, which is estimated to cost more than $100 billion.
Bernie Bennett reporting.