NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - Trump Administration Tells Judge It Will Release Gateway Funding
Payments for the $16 billion rail tunnel between New York City and New Jersey had been suspended for more than four months.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Appeals court declines to block ruling requiring Trump admin to release NJ's Gateway Tunnel funds
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit's decision means the Trump administration will have to release the funds for now, but the court is expected to issue another ruling after hearing oral arguments in the case later this month.
NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - Gateway Funding Doesn’t Have to Be Immediately Restored, Judge Says
U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas had ordered the funding for a $16 billion tunnel project restored last week, but on Monday granted a temporary stay after the federal government appealed her decision.
NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - Trump Administration Sued Over Cutting Off Funds for $16 Billion Tunnel
The Gateway Development Commission said that if the federal government continued to withhold funding for a rail link under the Hudson River, it would have to stop construction this week.