How Mississippi Lawmakers Gave $1.5 Million Of Education Money To Weight Watchers

Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Mon, 05/20/2019 - 2:00am

Weight Watchers never appeared in an appropriation bill and never had a contract with Mississippi. Lawmakers gave the company $1.5M anyway.

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