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Legislative committee weighs cost, benefit of adding GLP-1 drugs to Mississippi state employee health plan

Legislative committee weighs cost, benefit of adding GLP-1 drugs to Mississippi state employee health plan

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 21, 2025 | Statewide

By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     In an effort to address the state’s obesity epidemic and subsequently address the health effects associated with it, the Mississippi Legislature is considering allowing GLP-1 medications such as Semaglutide to be...
Hunting for a deal? Mississippi’s 2nd Amendment sales tax holiday is next week

Hunting for a deal? Mississippi’s 2nd Amendment sales tax holiday is next week

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 21, 2025 | Statewide

By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Are you ready for hunting season? Need to stock up on ammo or perhaps grab a new shotgun? Or maybe you just want a new firearm for safety reasons. Here is your chance. Mississippi’s Second Amendment Sales Tax holiday...
Reflecting on the Two Decades Since Hurricane Katrina

Reflecting on the Two Decades Since Hurricane Katrina

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 21, 2025 | Statewide

By Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney   The day after Hurricane Katrina, I was handing out hot dogs to evacuees in Vicksburg. I stopped what I was doing when Gov. Haley Barbour’s office called and told me to get on a Blackhawk helicopter and head south. Soon, I...
Trump wants to end mail-in voting. Mississippi Senate, House elections chairmen respond

Trump wants to end mail-in voting. Mississippi Senate, House elections chairmen respond

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 20, 2025 | Statewide

By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     President Donald Trump said Monday on Truth Social that his administration will work toward eliminating mail-in ballots and certain kinds of voting machines. “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN...
MDE encourages schools and communities to recognize Attendance Awareness Month in September

MDE encourages schools and communities to recognize Attendance Awareness Month in September

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 20, 2025 | Statewide

  The Mississippi Department of Education urges all education stakeholders to recognize Attendance Awareness Month in September. Schools, districts and local organizations are encouraged to promote the benefits of students maintaining regular attendance at school...
Governor Reeves approves MS National Guard deployment to support D.C. crime crackdown

Governor Reeves approves MS National Guard deployment to support D.C. crime crackdown

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 19, 2025 | Statewide

By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Multiple governors from Republican-led states have announced that they were sending their own National Guard troops to D.C. to support President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital. Mississippi...
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