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Wisconsin's Rail Dream is a Spending Nightmare

By Patrick McIlheran
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, about to retire, really wants his state to dive into the passenger-train swamp. He wants it so badly, he's throwing $300 million into the murk in hopes the state's next governor feels duty-bound to chase it. This matters outside Wisconsin. It's your money, for one thing: Wisconsin's plans for a high-speed train are predicated on vast sums of money taken from elsewhere by... (Read Full Article)
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