The project, which aims to link Los Angeles and San Francisco, has been beset by rising costs and delays. Gov. Gavin Newsom called the pulling of funds “illegal.”

The biggest conflicts over California's high-speed rail project may be playing out in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., but the uncertainty they create often ends up in Kern County.

California's high-speed rail project loses $4 billion in federal funding as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cites waste. Gov. Newsom announces lawsuit against the decision.

In a markup session Monday, a House subcommittee proposed slashing the transportation department’s discretionary spending by over $3 billion.

Brightline West has announced updates to field investigation work along its Interstate 15 right-of-way in Southern California.