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The fine for driving past a school bus displaying a stop signal has increased with the new year. Tickets for the infraction have doubled. Drivers can now face fines up to $400 dollars. Rep. Emily Slosberg (D-Delray Beach) sponsored the bill during last year’s legislative session.

Fines could soon be doubled for people who drive around, or fail to stop for school buses with their stop arms out. A bill moving through the House has…

The Leon County School Board had questions last night for a representative from the company hired to create safer and more efficient bus routes.Pat…

The first day of school in Leon County was a transportation nightmare for district buses.A new program for planning school bus routes turned out to be a…

August is Child Safety Awareness Month, and Florida officials are reminding motorists to always buckle up their kids. Since 2014, crashes involving kids…

The “Cameron Mayhew Act” is slated to take effect Saturday, after Governor Rick Scott signed the bill into law aimed at increasing school bus safety.The…

A school bus safety bill is now heading to Governor Rick Scott, after passing the Senate this week. But, it not only received bipartisan support, but some…

A pair of bills to increase school bus safety passed their first House committee Tuesday. Last year, as 16-year-old Cameron Mayhew was walking to his…

Update: The Leon County Sheriffs office says the stray bullet that shattered the window of a school bus parked at Killearn Lakes Elementary School came…

A bill that enhances the penalties for passing a stopped school bus is heading to the Senate floor, after passing its last committee Monday. But,…