CSX Transportation's demand that Florida assume liability for any accidents on a proposed Orlando commuter line should be enough to scuttle the deal. ...more

February 19, 2008

A new catch emerged Wednesday in the state's nearly half-billion-dollar deal with CSX Transportation. ...more

February 9, 2008

In 2007, several Florida lawmakers lambasted a $491 million state deal with CSX Transportation to buy track for commuter rail in the Orlando area and expand CSX's freight operations into Polk County. ...more

December 25, 2007

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers said Thursday that the state's $491 million agreement with CSX Transportation is not a done deal and that lawmakers will debate it when they begin meeting next month before the 2008 legislative session. ...more

December 13, 2007

On Nov. 14, I joined other Hillsborough County commissioners in a historic groundbreaking ceremony with Moffitt Cancer Center and drug maker Merck for M2GEN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moffitt Cancer. ...more

December 4, 2007

ORLANDO - Florida and CSX Transportation officials have finally reached an agreement to pay the company nearly half a billion dollars as part of an effort to bring commuter rail to central Florida. ...more

November 29, 2007

Several Florida lawmakers are fuming over a $491 million deal the state is on the verge of signing with railroad company CSX Transportation. ...more

November 28, 2007

BARTOW - The head of the Florida Department of Transportation's rail office is coming Thursday to talk about a controversial $491 million rail realignment deal that will bring increased freight train traffic to West Central Florida cities and allow for commuter rail in the Orlando area. ...more

October 9, 2007

Tom Pelham, the secretary of the state Department of Community Affairs, said very little last week during a visit to Lakeland to hear from Polk County residents worried about how the proposed $491 million rail realignment plan might affect local communities and neighborhoods. ...more

October 3, 2007

A standing-room-only crowd on Wednesday used a visit from the state's top growth management official to express concerns about Florida's $491 million CSX rail realignment plan and what it might do to neighborhoods, cities and counties. ...more

September 27, 2007