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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: California Rail Just Made It ILLEGAL to See $100 Billion Waste
Description: California's High-Speed Rail Authority is under fire as a new bill, AB 1608, seeks to allow the agency to withhold investigative records from the public. Authored by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson, the bill claims it's to protect the state, but critics argue it shields vital information about the project's ballooning costs, now estimated at over $100 billion. This move raises transparency concerns, especially given the project's history of delays and financial mismanagement. The inspector general, created to monitor the project, would gain the power to keep internal discussions and personal correspondence private, potentially limiting public oversight of this controversial infrastructure project. With...