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Judge dismisses former Mississippi governor's defamation lawsuit against news outlet
Read full article: Judge dismisses former Mississippi governor's defamation lawsuit against news outletA judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant claiming a news organization defamed him in public comments about its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on $77 million in misspent federal welfare funds.
Favre challenges a judge's order that blocked his lead attorney in Mississippi welfare lawsuit
Read full article: Favre challenges a judge's order that blocked his lead attorney in Mississippi welfare lawsuitRetired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money.
Wasted welfare money sparks candidates' feud in election for Mississippi governor
Read full article: Wasted welfare money sparks candidates' feud in election for Mississippi governorThe Democrat trying to unseat Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is pushing hard to tie the Republican incumbent to tens of millions of dollars in welfare misspending that happened while Reeves was lieutenant governor.
Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor Mississippi
Read full article: Welfare scandal sharpens contrasts in long-poor MississippiTemporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre.