Residents Pool $200K So County Can Take Lawsuit Against Virgin Trains to Supreme Court
February 19, 2020 Published in BISNOW by Deirdra Funcheon Here is a summary of the actions leading up to the collection of $200K in private monies to fund an appeal ...
Indian River County Wants Train Fight Before Supreme Court
By Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers Published 2/18/20 On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, the Indian River County (IRC) Commission reversed an earlier decision and voted 5-0 to appeal their Brightline ...
Ag Commissioner Fires Consulting Firm Tied to Sugar Industry
By Tyler Treadway Treasure Coast Newspapers Feb. 3, 2020 The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services has fired a consulting firm with ties to the sugar industry. Agriculture Commissioner ...
Palm Beach Post: Brightline Passenger Counts, Revenue Remain Well Below Company’s Own Projections
By Jeff Ostrowski The Palm Beach Post January 20, 2020 In a report to bond investors, Brightline, to be renamed VirginTrains USA, said it barely broke 1 million passengers for ...
Indian River County To End Federal Legal Fight
From Colleen Wixon, Treasure Coast Newspapers On Tuesday, January 14, 2020, Indian River County Commissioners voted 4-1 to end their fight in Federal Court against Virgin Trains, USA, also known ...
State Set to Buy Everglades Land Slated for Oil Drilling
From WLRN: Florida Agrees to Buy Broward Wetlands To End Everglades Oil Drilling Efforts Governor DeSantis says Florida will pay between $16.5 and $18 million dollars to purchase 20,000 acres ...
Indian River County Loses Legal Fight to Virgin Trains in U.S. Court of Appeals
By Joshua Solomon, Treasure Coast Newspapers Indian River County lost its primary, long-standing legal battle with Virgin Trains on December 20, 2019. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of ...
Letter to the Editor: Why is ‘SUICIDE BY TRAIN’ Worse on Virgin Tracks?
The following "Letter to the Editor" was written by Merrill Snyder, a Board Member of The Guardians of Martin County. It was published on December 17, 2019 in the Treasure ...
From the Associated Press: Richard Branson’s Florida Train Kills More Per Mile Than Any Other
41 people have died since Virgin Trains/Brightline began running less than 2 years ago from Miami to West Palm Beach: MIAMI (AP) — After Richard Branson announced his Virgin Group ...