U.S., California/Nevada: Fortress Eyes More Debt for Las Vegas Rail Still to Be Built

By Romy Varghese, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance; August 21, 2020 (Bloomberg) — A company backed by Fortress Investment Group’s private-equity funds…

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U.S., California/Nevada: Trump Fight Over California Train Stalls Virgin Muni-Bond Plans

By Romy Varghese, Bloomberg; February 26, 2020 Virgin Trains USA’s plan to finance the contruction of a high-speed railroad to…

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U.S., California: California Again Delays Virgin Trains Decision on Bond Approval

By Romy Varghese, Bloomberg; February 4, 2020 California Treasurer Fiona Ma postponed a decision that had been expected next week…

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Prominent Las Vegans gush over Virgin train to Victorville, California

By Dana Gentry, Nevada Current; October 18, 2019 The O’Jays — who enjoined people all over the world to start…

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All Aboard Florida bonds create division in Florida delegation

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida, The Gainesville Sun; May 22, 2018 TALLAHASSEE — Members of Florida’s congressional…

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Exclusive: Florida Senator Marco Rubio challenges legitimacy of Brightline financing

By Lisa Broadt, TCPalm.com; April 24, 2018 Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, Tuesday cast doubt on Brightline’s approval for $1.75 billion of…

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All Aboard Florida: State group to weigh $1.2 billion bond request for Brightline project

By Jennifer Sorentrue, Palm Beach Post; December 14, 2017 All Aboard Florida’s Brightline will ask a state financing group on…

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