California sued to block the Trump
administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion
for the state’s high-speed rail project, escalating
the state’s feud with the federal government.
The Federal Railroad Administration announced
last week it would not give California the money
awarded by Congress nearly a decade ago,
arguing that the state has not made enough
progress on the project.
The state must complete construction on
a segment of track in the Central Valley
agricultural heartland by 2022 to keep the
money, and the administration has argued
the state cannot meet that deadline and has
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