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Virgin Trains USA announces initial public offering of up to $619 million

Story Update: The IPO has been sidelined as of 2/12/19 From The Tampa Bay Times: Virgin Trains USA, the Sir Richard Branson-backed company that has partnered with Florida's Brightline passenger ...

Gov. DeSantis Budgets $625 million for Everglades & Water Resources

From News 4 Jax: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Water protection and restoration projects, including the fight against red tide and the continued cleanup of the Governor DeSantis Everglades, will account for ...

Indian River County Files Lawsuit against Virgin Trains/Brightline over Rail Crossings

Indian River County has filed a lawsuit against Virgin Trains/Brightline, claiming it should not have to pay for the maintenance and upgrading of the crossings in preparation for the high-speed ...
Blue-Green Algae

Governor DeSantis Calls for “Fresh Start” on Water

Listen to Florida Governor DeSantis as he requests that all South Florida Water Management District Board members resign in the wake of a controversial Nov. 8 vote to lease land ...
Toxic Algae, Martin County

Sweeping Bold Moves by Governor DeSantis on Water

Here's a link to all of the water policy reforms announced by the Governor: https://flgov.com/2019/01/10/governor-ron-desantis-announces-major-water-policy-reforms/ From the Orlando Sentinel Governor DeSantis orders $2.5 billion to clean polluted waters and demands ...
Algae

South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act

Congressman Brian Mast has re-introduced legislation that will amend existing federal law aimed at combatting harmful algal blooms to Congressman Brian Mast require the first-ever specific federal assessment and action ...
Toxic Algae, Stuart Florida

President Trump Signs Harmful Algal Bloom Bill

Ali Schmitz from Treasure Coast Newspapers reports on this Breaking News - President Trump has signed into law a bill that will allow the Summer of 2018, Martin County federal government ...
Brightline Train Front

Indian River County Lawsuit Against All Aboard Florida Dismissed

By Arnie Rosenberg, Treasure Coast Newspapers  In a 72-page memo (See below) supporting dismissal of the case, Judge Christopher Cooper methodically picked apart Indian River County's two main arguments, siding ...

Gov.-Elect DeSantis Pushes To Speed Up Reservoir Construction With President

President Says "We'll Get it Done" Watch Video Florida Gov.-Elect DeSantis spent Monday at the White House, along with other Governors-Elect in an introductory session with President Trump. DeSantis thanked the ...