DOT to send California rail funds to other projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced plans to redirect $2.4 billion in federal funds away from California’s high-speed rail project to other passenger rail efforts nationwide. The move escalates the Trump administration’s clash with California over the $128 billion project and raises new legal and political questions as the state challenges the funding shift in court.

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