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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

85% of Michigan school buses pass inspection

State police completed 15,987 safety inspections during the 2014-15 school year, as well as an additional 730 re-inspections of buses that failed the initial inspection, officials said.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2015

Michigan district rolls out school bus location app

Lake Orion School District is offering MyStop to parents to help them track their child’s bus arrival and departure times.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2015

Michigan school bus company adds 35 propane buses to fleet

ABC Student Transportation will transport some Detroit students on Blue Bird Vision Propane buses beginning this school year. This is reportedly the largest fleet of propane school buses in the state.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2015

Michigan district school bus drivers to get pay raises

Drivers for Jackson Public Schools will receive a raise and other incentives in the upcoming school year as the district works to improve its transportation system and be more competitive with area districts.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 1, 2015

Maine team wins special-needs competition

Taking first in the 18th National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo were school bus driver Lisa Gadway and attendant Greg McGoff.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 30, 2015

Smashed school bus returns in Michigan campaign

A union has rehashed the prop from a campaign it ran last year, this time for a ballot measure to raise the state's sales tax to generate more money for road repairs and schools. Pupil transportation associations have objected to the image.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2015

‘Bouncy’ bus ride injures student, prompts lawsuit

Oscoda (Mich.) Area Schools and one of its drivers were taken to court for gross negligence after a driver took, at students’ request, an off-route road with dips that sent them bouncing in the air and injured a student.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 31, 2015

Study: 24% of Michigan districts contract out transportation

Ten years ago, only about 4% of school districts in the state outsourced school bus services, according to a report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2015

Adults allegedly board school bus, refuse to leave

Two adults may be arrested after allegedly entering a Belding (Mich.) Area Schools bus, creating a disturbance and refusing to leave as requested by the driver.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2015

Bill would require enhanced rear lights for school buses

The proposed bill calls for brighter and more visible lighting so drivers sharing the road are more clearly notified when the bus is slowing down, according to Michigan State Rep. Holly Hughes.

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