Department of Transportation redistributes Florida high-speed rail funding

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Northeast, Chicago and California big winners as Florida's Republican governor declines federal rail funding

The US Department of Transportation this week redistributed $2bn in high-speed intercity rail funding, after Florida turned it down. In February, Florida Governor Rick Scott rejected $2.4bn in federal...

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