Photo: John Leech Two candidates for governor made opposing high speed rail projects in their states a central part of their campaign — Scott Walker in Wisconsin and John Kasich in Ohio both claimed that high speed rail was too expensive, and a waste of taxpayer money. Between the two states, $1.2 billion of federal stimulus money had already been allotted to create jobs and jump start high speed rail infrastructure. Both candidate… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New Governors Kill $1.2 Billion High Speed Rail Lines in Ohio, Wisconsin