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February 8, 2017

Bills to expand seat belt law, fine left lane lingerers passes MS House

Bills would expand seatbelt law, fine left-lane lingering Buckle up and drive right: The Mississippi House is advancing two bills to further regulate behavior on the roads. The House voted Tuesday to pass House Bill 539 , requiring all back-seat passengers to wear seat belts. Current state law requires seatbelts for people in the front…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 8, 2017

THIGPEN questions Mississippi high school US History subject area test

FOREST THIGPEN/State test rewrites history For Mississippi high school students, the U.S. History “subject area test,” which they must take before graduating, starts in the 1870s. On this test, according to the Mississippi Department of Education’s (MDE’s) “Student/Parent Information Guide,” you won’t find questions about George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. Nothing about the Declaration of…