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Data Dive: Mississippi not the only state turning away most welfare applicants
Years before Mississippi’s welfare scandal broke, one statistic provided a foreshadowing: The state had approved just 1.5% of applications for cash welfare in 2016.
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Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe discusses welfare scandal on MPB News
In a three-part series by MPB News, Anna Wolfe talks about the Mississippi welfare scandal.
MT Asks: Your questions about the Mississippi welfare scandal answered.
Anna Wolfe recaps Mississippi’s welfare scandal on video by answering your questions about the sprawling scandal she’s been investigating.
Welfare agency hires new counsel for civil suit, defense attorney objects
Mississippi’s welfare department got the green light to hire new legal counsel for its high-profile lawsuit to recoup millions in misspent welfare funds.
Defendant: Gov. Tate Reeves should be target of welfare lawsuit — not in charge of it
A defendant in the state’s welfare lawsuit argued that Gov. Tate Reeves should be a target of the lawsuit — not in charge of it.
Gov. Tate Reeves inspired welfare payment targeted in civil suit, texts show
A project targeted in the state’s civil lawsuit to recoup misspent welfare funds received its funding after a 2019 meeting with then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.
‘A whitewash’: Emails show MDHS pushed to hamstring probe into welfare misspending
Emails obtained by Mississippi Today show Gov. Tate Reeves’ administration pushed to limit an independent audit of welfare misspending and keep law enforcement out of the mix.
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