New York fights DOT decision to withhold nearly $74M in highway money

New York, DOT back in the ring

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have already butted heads over congestion pricing. Now, Hochul and Duffy are prepared to tangle over the DOT’s decision to withhold $73 million in federal funding to the state. Late last week, Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that they were suing over DOT’s decision to withhold tens of millions of dollars in highway funding over its handling of non-dom…

What to know about New York’s fight over $74M in funding tied to immigrant CDLs

New York filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge the federal Transportation Department’s decision to withhold nearly $74 million in highway money because the state refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year. New York joins California in suing over Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s efforts to tighten up the rules for which immigrants can qualify to get a com…

New York fights DOT decision to withhold nearly $74M in highway money

New York's AG believes the state properly followed all the rules for commercial licenses that were in place and doesn't plan to revoke the licenses.

What to know about the fight over whether New York should lose $74M for not revoking immigrant CDLs

New York filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge the federal Transportation Department’s decision to withhold nearly $74 million in highway money because the state refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year. New York joins California in suing over Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s efforts to tighten up the rules for which immigrants can qualify to get a com…