https://www.ijpr.org/tags/government-waste Government waste en-US Copyright JPR Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:38:23 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2026-09-15/california-high-speed-rail-consultants-flew-first-class-visited-bars-and-a-nightclub-on-taxpayers-money California’s High-Speed Rail Authority paid nearly $600,000 in unallowable travel reimbursements to outside consultants while keeping a poor record to justify them, a state investigation found. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:38:23 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2026-09-15/california-high-speed-rail-consultants-flew-first-class-visited-bars-and-a-nightclub-on-taxpayers-money Yue Stella Yu, Juliet Williams