High-Speed Rail Lost $4 Billion in Federal Funding; Central Valley Lawmaker Asks for Updated Budget Plan

February 3, 2025  Mr. Ian Choudri Chief Executive Officer California High-Speed Rail  Authority 770 L Street, Suite 620 Sacramento, CA 95814  Dear Mr. Choudri,  The day before Christmas Eve, your agency quietly withdrew its lawsuit against the federal administration over $4 billion in funding. Given that the California High-Speed Rail Authority (HSR) faces an…

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Statement from Assembly Elections Committee Vice Chair on Governor Newsom’s Power Grab

Following Governor Newsom’s staged announcement of his redistricting scheme, Vice Chair of the Assembly Committee on Elections Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) issued the following statement: “Californians demand and deserve transparency from their government. Governor Newsom’s sinister redistricting scheme is the opposite. There is no public input. “In his quest to…

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PRESS RELEASE: Statement from Assembly Elections Committee Vice Chair on Governor Newsom’s Suppression of Voters’ Will

Following Governor Newsom’s press conference with Texas lawmakers, Vice Chair of the Assembly Committee on Elections Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) issued the following statement: “Governor Newsom’s redistricting scheme sets a dangerous precedent that will collapse the foundational principles of democracy into a zero-sum game of power politics. “Governor Newsom is…

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Secretary Duffy: High-Speed Rail has No Viable Path Forward

Reprioritize State’s Billion-Dollar High-Speed Rail Spending on Water Projects and Wildfire Prevention.  Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a federal report detailing the mismanagement of the California High-Speed Rail Project. Central Valley’s Assemblywoman Alexandra M. Macedo (R-Tulare) issued the following statement: “Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed what we have known…

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