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At a budget preview Friday, Mayor Kirk Caldwell acknowledged the city will have to cover more of the project’s cost.

City Councilman Joey Manahan’s bill would set up a system to distribute money previously set aside to assist affected businesses.

HART officials say a review of compensation payments to property owners has turned up possible violations of federal law.

HART doesn’t keep track of the totals, but its point-in-time counts suggest fewer people are employed than had been projected.

Recent changes increasing the rail board’s membership are hampering its ability to approve key actions.

Landowners argue HART jumps the gun when it starts condemnation proceedings before negotiations are finished.

True, the project isn’t finished. But here are some other ways to describe government debacles such as this one.

HART’s board has declined to approve the plan for the $9 billion project until more details are fleshed out.

The City Council’s aborted attempts can’t be the end of this, because many more businesses are about to be affected.

The City Council passed two measures to aid businesses along the rail line but never provided any money.