Newsom vetoes rail oversight bill after watchdog’s scathing audit

Published October 2, 2026 1:02pm ET | Updated October 2, 2026 1:49pm ET



California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) vetoed legislation this week that would have strengthened oversight of the state’s troubled high-speed rail project.

The decision comes less than a month after the project’s inspector general issued a scathing audit detailing hundreds of thousands of dollars in questionable spending by rail consultants.

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