Democratic legislators have heard enough. They've decided to take a closer look at Gov. Jerry Brown's deeply troubled bullet train.
Brown is a lame duck headed for the door with waning Capitol influence. Neither he nor the state High-Speed Rail Authority tried to block the Legislature's increased scrutiny. It probably wouldn't have mattered if they had.
Democratic legislators are running for reelection or another office. And the bullet train — vastly underfunded and several years behind schedule — is good campaign fuel for Republicans.
A 14-member audit committee of both legislative houses voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize a thorough study of the project's handling. The probe will be conducted by State Auditor Elaine Howle, a nonpartisan, highly respected veteran fiscal sleuth.
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http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-california-bullet-train-audit-20180201-story.htmlThe state has even passed an unpopular gas tax increase to fund its share of highway repairs.
Note entirely true...estimates are that at least 1/3 of that money is going into "green" idiocy.
@Machiavelli