By Peter Schorschon, Floridapolitics.com; September 30, 2019
Sen. Debbie Mayfield appears determined once again to pass her Florida High-Speed Passenger Rail Safety Act, adding unnecessary and burdensome restrictions aimed at derailing passenger train projects such as Brightline.
Mayfield is a longtime foe of the project. Last week, after she failed to get the unanimous support of her Brevard County colleagues on a resolution supporting more regulation, she announced she would refile her legislation.