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- Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame, Aug. 1, 2015, in Jackson, Miss. Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation’s poorest people was used to fund pet projects he and other well-connected people supported. A notice of deposition filed Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, by attorneys for Mississippi's Department of Human Services shows Favre will give sworn testimony on Oct. 26. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,10/04/23-12:23PM , 628 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation’s poorest people was used to fund pet projects he and other well-connected people supported.
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- U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, speaks to press prior to a closed executive session of the Committee, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a Sept. 20, letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodoro that was made public Monday, Oct. 2, by Mississippi's state auditor, U.S. Reps. Smith, of Missouri, and Darin LaHood, of Illinois, said the Government Accountability Office should review non-assistance spending in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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House Republican duo calls for fraud probe into federal anti-poverty program
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Mon,10/02/23-4:17PM , 659 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The federal government should investigate potential fraud in one of its largest anti-poverty programs, two Republican members of Congress say.
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- Mississippi Department of Human Services Executive Director Bob Anderson addresses members of the Mississippi Joint Legislative Budget Committee during his agency's budget presentation, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,09/29/23-7:38PM , 624 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has seen a consistent rise in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances, with the sharpest increase coming after a child support policy change in May, the state human services director said Friday.
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- The White House is seen reflected in a puddle, Sept. 3, 2022, in Washington. The U.S. Senate confirmed Todd Gee on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, putting him in charge of prosecuting the largest public corruption scandal in state history. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Senate confirms Mississippi US Attorney, putting him in charge of welfare scandal prosecution
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,09/29/23-4:21PM , 712 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed a U.S. attorney in Mississippi who will oversee the largest public corruption case in the state’s history.
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