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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 ...

Indian River County Poised For Another Lawsuit Against Virgin Trains/Brightline

From Lisa Broadt, Treasure Coast Newspapers: Indian River County Explores New Strategy to Fight Virgin Trains IRC County Commissioners voted unanimously this week to hire a Vero Beach law firm ...
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Brian Mast Calls For SFWMD Resignations

Story by Tyler Treadway, Treasure Coast Newspapers U.S. Rep. Brian Mast said South Florida Water Management District board members should resign, but it's unclear what Gov.-Elect Ron DeSantis plans to ...
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Turning The Toxic Tide

Turning the Toxic Tide is a series of editorials published collectively by the six editorial boards of USA TODAY Network-Florida, with the goal of providing an environmental road map for the ...
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Martin County Settles Train Lawsuit

Update: Saturday, November 24, 2018: Martin County Commissioners called for an urgent meeting this morning to discuss whether to go forward with settlement, after IRC turned it down. With a ...

Brightline to become “Virgin Trains USA”

The Miami Herald reports that the high-speed passenger rail, Brightline, has formed a strategic partnership with Virgin Group, the entertainment-transportation-mobile phone giant conceived in 1970 by Richard Branson. The partnership ...
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Brightline Headed from Tampa to Orlando?

From Treasure Coast Newspapers: Brightline wants to run its high-speed passenger train from Orlando to Tampa.  So far, it's the only company submitting a proposal to lease the land between ...
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Local Scientists Work to Improve Fishing

From Treasure Coast Newspapers Researchers with Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce are asking local anglers to lend a helping hand when it comes to monitoring ...