California Lawmakers Wanted a New Infrastructure Agency to Operate in Secret. Why They Backed Down

California lawmakers wanted a new infrastructure agency to operate in secret. Why they backed down

For months, a plan to create an infrastructure financing agency largely shielded from the public eye sailed smoothly through the state Senate. Lawmakers only backtracked when transparency advocates sounded the alarm.

Lawmakers wanted a new infrastructure agency to operate in secret. Why they backed down

In summary For months, a plan to create an infrastructure financing agency largely shielded from the public eye sailed smoothly through the state Senate. Lawmakers only backtracked when transparency advocates sounded the alarm. California lawmakers wanted to create a nonprofit agency authorized to borrow limitless taxpayer money to finance infrastructure projects — all while shielding most of its operations from the public eye. Sponsored by stat…