TALLAHASSEE - Ballot language advising voters the state could save billions if they reversed their position on the state's high-speed train project was approved Wednesday by the Florida Supreme Court.
The state's high court had rejected an earlier version of the statement, which estimated the money that could be saved if the train is repealed could add up to $51-billion over 30 years.
Last week, state analysts responsible for drafting the statement revised it, cutting the estimated savings in half.
As it stands now, voters on Nov. 2 will read a statement advising them that a repeal of the high-speed train would save the state $20-billion to $25-billion over three decades.
Voters in 2000 approved a ballot measure to build a high-speed train linking the state's five major urban areas. The ballot measure asking voters to repeal the project has been championed by Gov. Jeb Bush, who says the state cannot afford the train.
