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

In a deal to bring commuter rail to central Florida and take hundreds of cars off the road in congested Orlando, Gov. Jeb Bush and CSX railroad last year announced the sale of tracks for $491 million in taxpayer money. ...more

September 12, 2007

For years, Florida East Coast Industries rebuffed requests from the state to buy its southern line for commuter rail. But in early 2006, CEO Adolfo Henriques was ready to talk. ...more

September 9, 2007

For years, Florida East Coast Industries rebuffed requests from the state to buy its southern line for commuter rail. But in early 2006, CEO Adolfo Henriques was ready to talk. ...more

September 8, 2007