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Posts tagged as “transportation”

SB 77 Lets Whiney Schools Ban Buses from Competing Districts

A bunch of Republican legislators are apparently afraid of school choice. Senate Bill 77, with primary sponsors Senator Shantel Krebs (R-10/Renner) and Rep. Thomas Brunner (R-29/Nisland), further complicates open enrollment by forbidding a school district from providing transportation to open-enrolled…

Republicans Hurt Construction Jobs, Stocks

Speaking of job-killing legislation: House Republicans — despite urging by Democrats, businesses and even members of their own party — didn't change some provisions in their rules package that could jeopardize transportation funding and building trades jobs. Democratic Reps. Joe…

Rolling Homework: Web Buses!

I don't know if this project is a money-saver or not. But for all those kids around South Dakota with long rides to and from school, maybe we can maximize our educational impact by transforming all of our buses into…

Five Narrow Lanes Cause No Uptick in Madison Highway 34 Accidents

Uncle! Uncle! I raised a fuss when the city decided to restripe Highway 34 through Madison into four skinny driving lanes and a center left-turn lane. Madville Times readers gave the new stripes a hard thumbs-down when they changed the…