Florida Gov. Rick Scott Chooses Politics Over Constituents, Rejects HSR Funds

Florida Governor Rick Scott announced today he would forfeit $2 billion in federal grants to build a high-speed rail line between Orlando and Tampa.


Florida Governor Rick Scott: hot on road spending, cool on rail. Photo: Joe My God

The announcement ended months of speculation about whether Scott would join fellow Republican Governors John Kasich [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/02/16/florida-gov-rick-scott-chooses-politics-over-constituents-rejects-hsr-funds/

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