(MI) Detroit Free Press – Gov. Jennifer Granholm is one of eight governors coming to the White House on Wednesday to talk about options and funding for high-speed rail with Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
The meeting is set for 1 p.m. Attending the meeting with Granholm will be Govs. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Jay Nixon of Missouri, Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, Sonny Perdue of Georgia, Pat Quinn of Illinois and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania.
Earlier this year, President Barack Obama identified 10 potential high-speed rail corridors which could compete for $8 billion — plus additional funding over five years — to get projects underway. More