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Florida Senate approves Tri-Rail funding plan
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | about 2 hours ago
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With surprising ease, the Florida Senate ended a special lawmaking session a day early Tuesday by approving 27-10 a package of train legislation designed to bail out South Florida Tri-Rail, kick-start a troubled Central Florida rail project and win billions...
Tags: Florida Senate, South Florida, Central Florida, Tallahassee, Florida, Tri-Rail, Charlie Crist, SunRail, Paula Dockery, Tallahassee Florida, Florida High Speed Rail, MBTA Commuter Rail, Orlando Florida, Tropics, Commuter rail in North America
Florida Legislature clears way for rail systems
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Fla. — A bill that would clear the way for commuter and transit rail systems, which may in turn attract federal stimulus money to also build a high-speed line, sped to Gov. Charlie Crist's desk Tuesday. The measure was the sole subject of a six-day special...
Tags: Florida Senate, Senate Transportation Committee, Florida House, Florida Legislature, Central Florida, rail project, rail systems, Marco Rubio, commuter rail, senate floor, Tallahassee, Politics, Charlie Crist, SunRail, Paula Dockery, Florida, Commuter rail in North America, Orlando Florida, Tri-Rail, Miami Central Station, Fort Lauderdale, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Orlando, Miami Airport, MBTA Commuter Rail, Rubio
Senate divided on area rail bill
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Setting up a Senate showdown, the Florida House overwhelmingly approved a bill Monday that is pivotal for creating a commuter-rail system in Volusia and three other counties. The 84-25 House vote was widely expected, as a special legislative session has...
Tags: Florida House, Senate Democrats, Senate Dems, The House, South Florida, Orlando, Central Florida, house passed, SunRail, rail package, Tallahassee, Politics, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Orlando Florida, Tri-Rail, Paula Dockery, Commuter rail in North America, Larry Cretul, Florida, Miami, Government of Florida, Florida Legislature, Dave Aronberg, Greater Orlando, DeLand, AFL-CIO, Florida Senate, CSX Transportation, Dan Gelber, Jeremy Ring, Mike Fasano
Crist to speak at GOP dinner Sunday in Sarasota
Sarasota :: FL :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Monday, December 7, 2009 at 12:18 a.m. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist returns to Sarasota this week at a time he�s begun to more aggressively challenge his chief rival�s record on taxes. External Links: Crist, a Republican who is running for the U.S.
Tags: Marco Rubio, Sarasota Hyatt, Sarasota Republican Party, Florida Senate, commuter rail, Nancy Detert, Florida House, U.S. Senate, Central Florida, tax increase, Sarasota, Politics, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Florida, Charlie Crist, Sarasota Florida
In talk of rail, an issue of jobs
Tallahassee :: FL :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Florida legislators say their current special session to set up a comprehensive rail system in Florida is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change how residents move around the state. But whether the GOP-controlled...
Tags: Central Florida, House, South Florida, special session, Tallahassee, SunRail, Paula Dockery, Politics, Florida, Miami, Government of Florida, Florida Legislature, Adam Hasner, Adam Guillette, Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Florida Senate, Marco Rubio, CSX Transportation, Charlie Crist, Tri-Rail, Bill Galvano, Mike Fasano, Commuter rail in North America
Tax break for working waterfronts still unclear
Palmetto :: FL :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Florida voters were clear in November 2008 when they overwhelmingly approved Amendment 6. Now, one month from when the tax break for working waterfront property is to be implemented, legislators and property appraisers are in the dark about how to assess...
Tags: property appraise, working waterfronts, Florida Senate, House of Representatives, waterfronts property, current using, tax breaks, using value, Keyna Cory, Palmetto, Real estate, Valuation, Market value, Property tax, Appraiser, Income approach, Real property law, Real estate appraisal
Faulty promises in bid to drill off Florida?
Sarasota :: FL :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility This is a traditional configuration for an oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Is a less-visible one feasible off the Florida coast? Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 12:06 a.m. The...
Tags: Florida Energy Associates, Florida Senate, subsea systems, drilling platforms, subsea wells, drilling group, Gulf of Mexico, Sen. Mike Bennett, oil drilling, subsea technology, Sarasota, Environment, Oil field, Baker Hughes, Politics, Oilfield terminology, Petroleum, Subsea, Business Finance, Drilling rig, Oil wells, Directional drilling
Florida AFL-CIO says it will fight SunRail deal
Orlando :: FL :: USA | 12 days ago
Credibility For months, backers of Central Florida's proposed $1.2-billion SunRail commuter train have sought to convince the Florida AFL-CIO to drop its opposition to the rail deal. The union has opposed language in the package creating SunRail that it says would...
Tags: Florida Senate, Florida AFL-CIO, SunRail, federally railroad, railroad worker, sunrail deal, South Florida, Labor, Central Florida, Orlando, Politics, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, DeLand, Orlando Florida, AFL-CIO, Florida
DeMint: A tea party crowd favorite
Manchester :: NH :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility If you’re an underdog conservative running for Congress, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) should be on your speed dial these days. A favorite of the tea party crowd and a longtime scourge for Democrats and some Republicans alike inside the Senate chamber, DeMint...
Tags: Senate Republican Conference, Jim DeMint, Florida Senate, Republican Party, tea party, GOP, John Cornyn, senator race, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Manchester, Rockefeller Republican, United States Senate election in South Carolina, Politics
Wallace: Oil drilling momentum stuns former governor
Sarasota :: FL :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:00 p.m. Former Florida Gov. Bob Graham is dismayed at how fast oil drilling advocates are gaining ground in their push to open the Gulf of Mexico to drilling. External Links: �It is stunning to me how quickly we appear...
Tags: Florida Senate, Ron Reagan, Bob Graham, oil drilling, Sarasota County, Sarasota U.S, Alan Grayson, Bill Galvano, Sarasota Hyatt, Sarasota Tiger Bay, Sarasota, Drill baby drill, Sarasota County Florida, Sarasota Florida, Ronald Reagan, Politics
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