Fla. Scraps Plan For High-Speed Train

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Fla. Scraps Plan For High-Speed Train
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Rejects $2B In Federal Funds

Florida Chamber CEO calls upcoming

 Legislative session "our time"

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Forgive Mark Wilson, head of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, 

if he sounds supremely confident that his probusiness agenda

 to "realign the way government works" will largely sail

 through Tallahassee this upcoming session.

Senate president: "Superior" state worker benefits

 need to be brought in line.

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Senate President Mike Haridopolos made it clear on Monday that 

changing state employee benefits -- including both pension benefits 

and health insurance benefits -- will be a part of his agenda

 for the upcoming session.

Former Members Get Millions From Pensions

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_80/-203229-1.html 

Taxpayers are likely to foot the bill for at least $26 million in pensions

 for former Members of Congress this year, even as Congress

 embraces austerity by curbing its annual pay raises and 

voting to slash office budgets.

'Noles throw FSU's Fisher $950,000 pay raise

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110217/SPORTS

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The new five-year deal that runs until January 2016 is worth $13.75 million,

 nearly $5 million more than the five-year, $9 million contract 

Fisher signed a year ago.