Storms Recounts CSX Battle for Panel

Click title for story link. By Bill RuftyLedger POLITICAL EDITOR LAKELAND Sen. Ronda Storms held members of the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce almost spellbound Thursday with a passionate description of the battle over CSX in this year's state Legislature. Complete with sound effects, the Valrico Republican told how she and Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, worked to defeat a bill that would have held the railroad company blameless for certain accidents if the state bought tracks from CSX for use in a commuter rail system.