by Gray Rohrer - 22 months ago -
The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen and the Florida AFL-CIO are suing to reverse the award of a bid for the construction of SunRail, the central Florida commuter rail. They say the state broke its agreement with them to award the project to a contractor that has federally certified signalmen.
by James Call - 34 months ago -
The annual performance review finds the massive agency met 18 of 20 performance measures in 2011-2012. ... Related Research: H.R. 4348 the "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" (MAP-21) and its conference report, H. Rept. 112-557.
by Florida Current Staff - 43 months ago -
The $1.2 billion, 61-mile rail line will run through Central Florida.
by Gray Rohrer - 46 months ago -
The purchase of the commuter rail corridor from CSX means construction can begin on the $1.28 billion project in Central Florida.
by LobbyTools - 48 months ago -
PolitiFact checks Scott on the Florida budget, state jobless rate holds steady, Florida's financial regulation chief had to give up suit to take job, Southern Governor's Association annual meeting focused on job growth.
by Gary Fineout - 49 months ago -
Gov. Rick Scott is backing a major transportation plan that calls for speeding up road construction projects and relying on more tolls to help pay for them. The plan - which also calls for more outsourcing - was unveiled by the Department of Transportation secretary at a road-builders conference in Southwest Florida.
by Florida Current Staff - 49 months ago -
Gov. Rick Scott is on vacation in Montana this week. But this week the state will announce new unemployment numbers and the space shuttle era officially comes to an end when Atlantis touches down at the Kennedy Space Center.
by Florida Current Staff - 50 months ago -
This week's top news items include: Gov. Rick Scott signs off on SunRail, Florida loses a round in water wars, and the federal government extends the state's Medicaid Reform pilot program another month.
by Aggregation Desk - 50 months ago -
Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad spent Tuesday meeting with local officials across Central Florida warning them that they will be on the hook if the commuter rail project is a bust. Gov. Rick Scott sent Prasad to talk about the controversial rail project just days before the governor is expected to render a final decision