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Governor receives bipartisan support for first state address
high speed rail
While Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he would end the state’s high-speed rail project, he said the state would finish construction that's already under way on a segment of the train from Bakersfield to Merced (Photo contributed).
Gov. Gavin Newsom received applause from Valley legislators on both sides of the aisle after he gave his first State of the State speech on Tuesday, which saw the newly-elected Democratic leader of California appoint a new chair of the state water board and promise to scale back the state’s high-speed rail project.