California lawmakers demand the state's high-speed rail project be abandoned after projected costs surge by more than 700% past original estimates.
  • zelahdieliekeis@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Strickland, for his part, doesn’t believe the next Governor will continue the plan.

    “Whoever the next governor is, Republican or Democrat, is going to face a multi-year budget deficit and to continue to dedicate this kind of money… when you’re talking about $231 billion that’s almost the cost of our entire state budget. Is one project worth that?” he asked Fox News Digital.

    Yes. Yes it is.

  • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works
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    14 days ago

    Fox “News” quoting Tom Strickland, a Republican who of course wanted the project scrapped before it was proposed:

    In 2025 California Senate Democrats rejected a proposal by Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach) to defund the High-Speed Rail and use those funds to reduce the gas tax.