Are the feds better at protecting California taxpayers?

Are the feds better at protecting California taxpayers?

Could it be that the federal government is more protective of the interests of California taxpayers than the state’s own politicians and bureaucrats? Two stories from last week certainly support the theory. First, recall that the U.S. Department of Transportation had already announced in June that it was pulling the plug on any further federal funding for California’s controversial high-speed rail project. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was…