High Speed Rail Funding

Aaron Sankin

STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS: Report Slams High Speed Rail, Recommends Defunding Project

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.19.2012

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Despite a revamped plan that's expected to shave $30 billion off the overall cost of the project, high speed rail in California still faces stiff oppo...

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High-Speed Rail Plans Hit Traffic In Congress

McClatchy | Michael Doyle | Posted 03.01.2012

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WASHINGTON — Congress and the Obama administration are headed for another head-on collision over high-speed rail. On Wednesday, Transportation Se...

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Aaron Sankin

Derailed: Two More Bullet Train Executives Jump Ship

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.14.2012

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In the span of a single day, a pair of top officials overseeing the construction of California's high speed rail system announced their intention to l...

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'It's Highly Uncertain If Funding To Complete This System Will Ever Materialize'

AP | Posted 01.30.2012

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By Juliet Williams, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The state's legislative analyst says California's plan for a $98 billion high-speed...

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Senate Panel Approves High-Speed Rail Funds

AP | By ALAN FRAM | Posted 11.21.2011

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By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Democratic-led Senate Appropriations Committee has voted to provide $100 million to build high-spe...

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Sam Stein

The Most Isolated GOP Governor?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The theatrics of Wisconsin's ongoing budget protests have left the impression that there is no more isolated governor in the country tha...

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White House Plans $8 Billion For High Speed Trains

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pitching his $8 billion high-speed rail program to Americans as a jobs generator that will revitalize the...

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Governors Holding Midwest High Speed Rail Summit, Sign Pact

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Midwest governors met in Chicago on Monday in a show of unity as they push for an eight-state, high-speed rail network - agreeing to s...

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Administration Releases High-Speed Rail Funding Info, Edge To Midwest And California

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — High-speed rail plans in California and the Midwest appear to be front runners in the race for $8 billion in stimulus cash based on fe...

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High-Speed Rail: Agreement Reached On Chicago-St. Louis Train Corridor

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Union Pacific Railroad and the state of Illinois announced an agreement Friday to assess what must be done to operate both freight a...

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