Legislators ask Biden and Senate for rail project funds before Trump assumes White House

In a last ditch effort, California state lawmakers are asking the Biden Administration and his secretary of transportation to send more dollars for rail projects out of concern that President-Elect Donald Trump will stop the state from receiving future transit grants.

A letter signed by key leaders of the 37-member California Latino Legislative Caucus and sent to U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, asks that the senator spread the word to the U.S. Senate, White House and Department of Transportation...