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U.S. Rep. John Mica had a warning Monday for those who oppose the proposed SunRail commuter train for Central Florida.

The constitution doesn't require much participation from the American people. It protects their rights -- free speech, to bear arms, a fair trial, etc - " but it doesn't even make voting mandatory.

Happy Thursday! At some point last month, Rep. Michele Bachmann said she would refuse to fill out anything more than the number of people in her household on her Census questionnaire .

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - SunRail supporters are heralding a $40 million promise from the federal government as an indication that the controversial Orlando commuter rail line will be built.

Liberals aren't the only ones grousing about Michele Bachmann's jihad against ACORN.

At a seafood restaurant Saturday, city and county officials met with their man in Washington to discuss the future visitor information center on Avenida Menendez and the city's looming 450th anniversary celebration.

Less than one-half of 1% of the money set aside for highway repair and construction has been distributed since President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus package in February, Transportation Department figures show.

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 11:36 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 11:36 p.m. LAKELAND To anybody who thought the deal for Orlando-area commuter rail had been permanently derailed: Think again.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- U.S. Rep. John Mica said on Monday that SunRail is "very much alive." At a meeting in downtown Orlando with power brokers from both the public and private sector, Mica said now that CSX has agreed to renegotiate the liability agreement with the state over the CSX tracks, and with the federal government earmarking millions of extra ...

We now have in our hands the 775-page Surface Transportation Authorization Act , which was released yesterday by James Oberstar , chairman of the House transportation committee.

So just how many stimulus jobs have been created or saved so far? The figure remains elusive, but Congress provided one of the first peeks this week by reporting that stimulus has funded 21,000 highway and transit jobs as of May 31.

So just how many stimulus jobs have been created or saved so far? The figure remains elusive, but Congress provided one of the first peeks this week by reporting that stimulus has funded 21,000 highway and transit jobs as of May 31.

Every state has committed at least half its highway stimulus funds so none will lose any of its allocation, the Obama administration said Thursday.

Federal money to spur economic recovery is being shoveled out of Washington at a fast clip, the White House said Thursday, but states aren't steering the cash to counties that need jobs the most.

A transportation bill pending in the U.S. House of Representatives could bring major changes to Lee County.

Barring an 11th-hour reprieve, on June 30 the state's deal with CSX for a 61.5-mile, $600 million-plus commuter rail line between DeLand and Poinciana will officially go the way of the dinosaur.

Description: Red Ink Watch: Taxpayers for Common Sense VP Steve Ellis, Rep. John Mica, , and Mayer Brown Law Firm Partner John Schmidt on stimulus spending to improve the high-speed rail system as well as to buy new light rail cars in many cities.

SENATE Bill Nelson, D-FL 346-4500, billnelson.senate.gov Mel Martinez, R-FL 398-8586, martinez.senate.gov HOUSE Corrine Brown, D-Fla. 3rd 354-1652, house.gov/corrinebrown Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla. 4th 598-0481, crenshaw.house.gov Cliff Stearns, R-Fla. 6th 269-3203, house.gov/stearns John Mica, R-Fla. 7th 810-5048, house.gov/mica Mayport Naval Station ...

Congress on Wednesday plans to begin heading down one of its longest, most winding and most-lobbied roads as it begins to rewrite how highway and transit programs will be planned, built and funded for the next six years.

In today's column , we provided the rundown of how Central Florida's congressional delegation voted on the recent war-funding bill .