A California appeals court rejected a motion
by the California High Speed Rail Authority to overturn a decision
that slows its $68-billion rail plan. The ruling has set the
stage for something state officials have long been dreading: a
trial about whether the current rail project complies with the
legal promises in the initiative that created it. Steven Greenhut
asks if the specific, legal language in a voter-approved initiative
is a binding law or a mere suggestion? If the courts agree
with the latter, then the legislature and state agencies will have
much more latitude to use taxpayer funds than previously
envisioned.
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