The high cost of carrying students on buses has Palm Beach County School District transportation officials and board members pondering some possible changes, such as cutting back on after-school activity buses and charging some parents to send their kids on buses to magnet schools.
Motorists might find a ticket in their mailbox if they blow through the stop sign on the side of a stopped school bus because of a novel idea being explored by the Palm Beach County School District to raise money for transportation and increase safety for children around buses.
Maryland law mandates that your gas tax dollars go to the state Transportation Trust Fund for use on roads, bridges and mass transit projects. In reality, the fund is often used to help balance the state budget. David Collins explains what some senators are proposing to fix the issue.