Rick Scott High Speed Rail

Report Puts Price Tag On Rick Scott's Decision To Kill High-Speed Rail

Tampa Tribune | Ted Jackovics | Posted 04.07.2012

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The high-speed rail project that Gov. Rick Scott doomed last February by turning down more than $2 billion in federal money would have made an annual ...

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Florida's High-Speed Rail Money Officially Sent To Northeast Corridor

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Half a year after Florida Gov. Rick Scott rejected $2.4 billion in federal money to help build high-speed rail structures inside his sta...

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Amtrak, 15 States Get $2 Billion That Florida Lost

AP | By JOAN LOWY | Posted 07.09.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Amtrak and rail projects in 15 states are being awarded the $2 billion that Florida lost after the governor canceled plans for high-spee...

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After Florida Spurns Federal High-Speed Rail Dollars, Illinois Cashes In

Posted 07.05.2011

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Republican intransigence over government spending has paid dividends yet again in Illinois, as the state has been awarded a sizable chunk of federal d...

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Twenty-Four States, Amtrak Vying For High-Speed Rail Money After Gov Rejected Funds

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 06.06.2011

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WASHINGTON — Twenty-four states, the District of Columbia and Amtrak are vying for $2.4 billion in federal aid that became available when Florid...

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Floridians Are Maybe Starting To Understand Their Governor Is A Grifter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.30.2011

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Despite his being best known as a cartoon villain fraudster who bilked Medicare and incurred a record-setting fine from authorities, Florida Governor ...

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Rick Scott Not Afraid To Make Enemies

The Washington Post | Aaron Blake | Posted 05.25.2011

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is not afraid to make enemies....

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Obama Criticizes Florida Governor For Rejecting High-Speed Rail Funds

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama says Florida Gov. Rick Scott was wrong to reject $2.4 billion in federal money to build a high-speed rail line from Orlando to ...

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Florida Rising: People From All Walks of Life Are Standing Up to Pro-Corporate Assaults in the Sunshine State

Camilo E. Mejia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Florida workers and activists are taking aim against budget cuts and laws that threaten to further widen the already huge divide between rich and poor in our state.

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New GOP Govs Exerting Power In Dramatic Ways While Competing For The Spotlight

The Miami Herald | Alex Leary & Michael C. Bender | Posted 05.25.2011

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Newly elected officials such as New Jersey's Chris Christie, Florida's Rick Scott and Wisconsin's Scott Walker are exerting power in dramatic ways and...

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White House Takes Back Billions From Florida Allocated For High-Speed Rail

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has taken back the $2.4 billion allocated to Florida for high-speed trains and is inviting other states to...

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Rick Scott Puts Breaks On More Rail

The Palm Beach Post | Dara Kam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Rick Scott has put the brakes on the $1.2 billion SunRail commuter train in Central Florida by freezing $235 million in contracts for the project...

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GOP Governor Rick Scott At Odds With Florida Republicans

The New York Times | Lizette Alvarez & Gary Fineout | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Scott, the conservative Republican billionaire who plucked the governor's job from the party establishment in November with $73 million of his ow...

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Florida Supreme Court Rules Rick Scott Can Reject High-Speed Rail Funds

AP | BILL KACZOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Friday that he plans to send $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funding inte...

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Rick Scott Rejects Obama Administration's Last-Ditch Pitch On High-Speed Rail

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Putting a formal end to attempts to satisfy his concerns with the project, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has rejected a last-ditch effort ...

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Rick Scott Response To High-Speed Rail Lawsuit Pending

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court is awaiting a response from Gov. Rick Scott to a lawsuit challenging his refusal to accept $2.4 bi...

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The Most Isolated GOP Governor?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The theatrics of Wisconsin's ongoing budget protests have left the impression that there is no more isolated governor in the country tha...

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Rick Scott Takes Another Step To Kill High-Speed Rail In Florida

The Miami Herald | ALEX LEARY, BILL VARIAN AND JANET ZINK | Posted 05.25.2011

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An intense last-ditch effort to save high-speed rail in Florida collapsed Thursday with Gov. Rick Scott rejecting the plan, and then angry lawmakers a...

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And Now, Here's Some Speculation That Rick Scott Might Run For The White House

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Right now, we're in an extended period where the people who everyone presumes to be running for president in 2012 are delaying their official entry in...

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White House Looking For Ways To Bypass Governor Who Rejected Funds For High-Speed Rail

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is expected to meet with Florida's congressional delegation Thursday afternoon in an effort to circu...

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