Newsom allocates climate funds toward high-speed rail

The Brief

  • Gov. Newsom is proposing allocating $1 billion a year toward completing California’s high-speed rail project.
  • The rail, which would connect Los Angeles to San Francisco, has been in the works since 2008, and costs have ballooned to $128 billion in the intervening years.
  • A combative relationship with the federal government, which is providing grant funding for construction, also threatens the project.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state budget, released last week, drew criticism for proposed cuts to several services, including state-funded healthcare and Planned Parenthood.

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His revised budget did allocate funds for one of California’s most troubled projects: high-speed rail.

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