Federal investigators are probing what caused what is believed to be contractor helicopter to strike the utility's power line and crash onto a barge near Alton, which closed the Mississippi River to traffic for several hours.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy canceled more than $26 million in FRA grants for the 40-mile Baltimore–Washington maglev line after chronic delays and cost overruns.
In halting Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise goals, Mayor Cara Spencer cites new Trump administration rules that could withhold or cut funding for cities that offer such programs.