Trump tariffs hit Alabama school district's tight budget on new school buses

The Trump administration’s multiple new tariffs have reached a central Alabama school district.

Superintendent Lyman Woodfin addressed board members to let them know that a $2,500 tariff is being added to six of the 11 school buses it purchased last fall.

Last month President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on automobiles set to take effect May 3 and state funding currently covers about $76,000 of the cost of the purchase of a school bus. 

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