Scott approves controversial SunRail project

In an affront to his tea party base and to backers of a Florida bullet train he killed earlier this year, Gov. Rick Scott on Friday gave the green light to SunRail, a controversial Orlando-area commuter rail project on hold since he took office.

He said his attorneys told him he would likely lose in court if he was sued for killing the $1.28 billion, 61.5-mile project.