Tuesday’s Headlines Take an Axe to Transit

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By Blake AuedApr 7, 2026, 12:01 am242 ptsTop
President Trump’s proposed budget calls for a $2.1 billion cut to Amtrak funding. When expiring funding from the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is included, the cuts total 69 percent (Trains). It would also cut funding for transit grants and target unspent grants for electric…

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