Florida House Democrats tout repeal of contentious state toll road plan
“To see that get peeled back by about 85 percent, that was a huge win for us,” one Democratic lawmaker said.
News Service of Florida
As the House is set to scuttle large parts of a controversial toll-road plan, House Democratic Co-leader Evan Jenne on Monday chalked up the move as a victory for Democrats.
Jenne, D-Dania Beach, told reporters that a bill (SB 100) to repeal the road program dubbed the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance, or M-CORES — pushed through in 2019 by then-Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton — would protect sensitive environmental lands and lower costs for taxpayers.