Recently, US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told Florida officials that it could forget about receiving stimulus funds for high-speed rail unless the state funded the SunRail system and found a permanent source of funding for Tri-Rail.

Did Florida listen? Apparently so, according to the Tampa Tribune. A special session of the Florida Legislature might be on the way:

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/20/na-december-session-onrailbid-proposed/

--Jackson McQuigg