Five midwestern governors are meeting in Chicago today with railroad executives to make lobbying plans for a chunk of the $8 billion in stimulus appropriations for high speed rail construction. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, Iowa Governor Chet Culver, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle are planning a regional high speed rail network with Chicago as its hub, and they are competing against 277 other grant applicants. Forty states have requested a total of $102 billion, despite the availability currently of only $8 billion in federal stimulus cash. The five governors hope a regional application may boost their grant request to the top of the short list.
Monday, July 27, 2009
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