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By The Associated Press, Northwest Indiana Times (Munster)
Indiana's public school districts wouldn't be able to end school bus service for their students under a proposal advancing in the General Assembly after protests from parents in a suburban Indianapolis district who now face annual bills of more than $400 a child for rides to and from school.
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By The Associated Press, The Republic (Columbus)
Texting while driving a commercial vehicle in Hawaii could result in a fine up to $2,750.
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ME: Maine could lose money for scenic roads if federal bill passes
By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News
ELLSWORTH, Maine — If a transportation bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives is approved as written, it could mean the end of a federal program that has brought $5 million to rural Maine over the past two decades.
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NH: Memorial Bridge span taken down, floated to state pier
By Gretyl Macalaster, The Union Leader (Manchester)
Despite the delays during the removal of Portsmouth's Memorial Bridge lift span, a crowd of fascinated bystanders constantly filled the piers and docks around the iconic structure through the day and night Wednesday.
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OH: Kasich wants 'war' on slave trade
By Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch
With Gov. John Kasich declaring "war on the slave-trade business" in Ohio, the state is enlisting over-the-road truck drivers, training more law-enforcement officers and creating "the Hub" to respond to human-trafficking crimes.
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SC: State highway commission gets reprieve
By Tim Smith, The Greenville News
A Senate subcommittee Wednesday began debate on bills by Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler of Gaffney and Sen. Larry Grooms, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, to eliminate the state's highway commission.
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SC: House to consider abolishing DOT commission
By Tim Smith, The Greenville News
Legislation that would eliminate the state's highway commission and require lawmakers to peer more into state transportation spending is headed to the House floor.
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SD: SD panel gives green light to digital billboards
By The Associated Press, Rapid City Journal
South Dakota residents fighting to protect an unobstructed view of their Western Black Hills expressed worry Wednesday that towering electronic billboards considered crucial by local business will scar the landscape along a picturesque portion of Interstate 90.
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SD: Tougher penalties for DUI rejected
By John Hult, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
Two proposals in Pierre designed to toughen penalties for impaired drivers who hurt or kill someone in an accident failed in committee Tuesday. South Dakota lawmakers said drunken drivers don't automatically belong in the same legal category as rapists or robbers
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US: A terrible transportation bill
By Staff, The New York Times
The list of outrages coming out of the House is long, but the way the Republicans are trying to hijack the $260 billion transportation bill defies belief. This bill is so uniquely terrible that it might not command a majority when it comes to a floor vote, possibly next week, despite Speaker John Boehner's imprimatur. But betting on rationality with this crew is always a long shot.
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UT: UTA finances cause heartburn on Capitol Hill
By Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune
Legislators aired worries Wednesday whether the Utah Transit Authority can continue walking a financial tightrope without needing an eventual taxpayer bailout, while UTA officials swore that the agency is fine.
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UT: Utah lawmaker seeks to end DUI checkpoints
By Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune
A Utah lawmaker wants to do away with roadblocks that law enforcement uses to crack down on drunken drivers, saying they are ineffective and infringe on civil liberties.
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VA: Deal offered to Portsmouth lawmaker could ease tolls
By Julian Walker, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Gov. Bob McDonnell's aides have dangled millions in toll-reducing road funds in front of a local Democrat in hopes of avoiding a Senate stalemate over his proposed two-year state budget.
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VA: Outcry erupts over McDonnell request for toll authority
By Bill Sizemore, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Public outcry over impending tolls on the Downtown and Midtown tunnels has helped spark widespread opposition in the General Assembly to the governor's request for broad new authority to use tolls as a major transportation funding mechanism statewide.
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WV: Tomblin urges House to pass texting ban
By The Associated Press, Charleston Gazette
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is urging the House of Delegates to approve a bill that would ban drivers from texting and talking on a handheld cellphone.
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WV: Consumers deserve total cost information
By Staff, Charleston Daily Mail
On Jan. 26, the U.S. Department of Transportation began requiring airlines and ticket agents to quote honest fares - prices that include all the taxes and fees travelers will face as well.
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Ten states join effort to buy natural gas vehicles
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline Staff Writer
TRANSPORTATION BEAT: Last fall, the governors of Oklahoma and Colorado announced a plan to get states to buy 5,000 vehicles powered by natural gas. So far, 10 states have joined the effort.
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