Special interests won the day in Tallahassee last week. For two years, a coalition of my Florida Senate colleagues demanded that the state Department of Transportation renegotiate a sweetheart deal with CSX Railroad for a new commuter-rail line around Orlando. ...more

December 13, 2009

Senate votes on commuter rail legislation continued shifting like sand on Monday, with time dwindling fast for proponents to shore up support. ...more

December 7, 2009

A conservative state senator stunned his colleagues on Thursday when he announced that he was switching his "yes" vote on a commuter rail proposal to "no." Other senators who voted "no" in the past said they don't know how they will vote this time -- leaving the future of SunRail and TriRail all the more uncertain. ...more

December 3, 2009

Republican state Sen. Paula Dockery jumped into the governor's race Tuesday, saying she's used to the role of underdog and winning. ...more

November 4, 2009

Dade City will see a 50 percent increase in freight train traffic even if the state's commuter rail deal with CSX falls apart, a rail executive told city commissioners. ...more

March 26, 2009

City commissioners are keeping an eye on Tallahassee as state legislators debate the $1.2 billion commuter rail deal with railroad giant CSX. ...more

March 8, 2009

City Commissioners are keeping an eye on Tallahassee as state legislators debate the $1.2 billion commuter rail deal with railroad giant CSX. The 61-mile commuter rail line linking Tampa and Orlando would have a direct effect on Dade City because dozens of additional freight trains could be rerouted directly through the town on their way to a massive new rail hub in Winter Haven. ...more

March 4, 2009

for now. ...more

May 4, 2008