Democratic lawmaker promotes bill aimed at improving student transportation across Kentucky
Posted on AllSides January 29th, 2024
From The Center
Legislation allowing school districts to expand fleets transporting students to school and home was promoted Monday as a way to fix bus systems hampered by long routes and too few bus drivers. Democratic Sen. David Yates, the bill's lead sponsor in the Republican-led Senate, said improving student transportation is a nonpartisan issue. The bill has been sent to a Senate committee and its supporters tried giving it a boost, saying it would benefit urban and rural districts in the Bluegrass State. “We know the transportation system in Kentucky right now...