The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

California GOP lawmakers seek probe on wasteful high-speed rail consultant reimbursements

California Republican legislators are demanding an investigation into payments by state's high-speed rail project to consultants that a state watchdog last week called "wasteful and unallowable."

Sources (1)· Sep 22, 8:35 PM

california high speed rail probe Build Economy

Read it

Every telling

their own versions

CBS News· Sep 22, 8:35 PMCalifornia GOP lawmakers seek probe on wasteful high-speed rail consultant reimbursements

More like this

similar stories in the archive

California Republicans dubbed it the high-speed rail "anti-transparency bill." A new watchdog report reveals why it isn't.A watchdog report on wasteful consultant travel became a real-world test of the so-called high-speed rail "anti-transparency" law.

CBS News11d agoWhole story →

Build

Economy california high speed rail audit

Gavin Newsom vetoes bill giving high-speed rail watchdog more powerGavin Newsom rejected a bill that would have given the watchdog of California’s high-speed rail project the powers it says it needs to provide expert oversight.

New York Post8d agoWhole story →

Build

Government california high speed rail veto

California’s high-speed rail authority wasted money on first-class flights, trips to nightclub, report findsThe train has come under immense scrutiny in recent years from the federal government.

Boulder Daily Camera23d agoWhole story →

Build

Economy california high speed rail audit

Gavin Newsom’s train to nowhere a gravy train for consultantsI am calling on the governor to make the right decision and cancel all future funding for the high-speed rail.

New York Post16d agoWhole story →

Build

Economy Gavin Newsom california high speed rail funding controversy

New California Law Caps Consultant Pay in Local Sales Tax DealsConsultants who help California local governments negotiate sales tax-sharing agreements will face new limits on how much and how long they can be paid under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

Bloomberg Tax News10d agoWhole story →

Economy Gavin Newsom california tax law signed

High speed rail consultants took mystery late-night trips from CEO’s home on taxpayer’s dime: reportCalifornia High Speed Rail bigwigs reportedly billed taxpayers for unexplained late-night trips to and from CEO Ian Choudri’s Folsom home, along with rides to local bars and restaurants — as reps face tough questions about nearly $600,000 in blown expenses revealed in a recent audit. Two rail consultants, Denver-based Nossaman LLP attorney Brent Butzin…

New York Post23h agoWhole story →

Build

Economy california high speed rail audit

Ringgold Rail Trail restoration nears finish lineClose to eight years after Tropical Storm Michael ravaged part of the Ringgold Rail Trail, repair work is nearing the finish line, but federal reimbursements are still in limbo.

Roanoke Times23d agoWhole story →

Build

Culture trail restoration update

Moreno threatens Cincinnati federal aid over 'wasteful DEI' programOhio Sen. Bernie Moreno sent a letter last week to Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval complaining about a decade-old program for minority businesses.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Enquirer3mo agoWhole story →

Economy

Government Aftab Pureval cincinnati dei funding dispute