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‘It doesn’t look good’: At 3-year mark, more questions than answers in Mississippi welfare fraud scandal
At the three-year mark since state investigators looked into welfare misspending, there remain as many questions as answers.
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Phil Bryant discusses his nephew, favored welfare vendors, failures and successes
Before publishing its investigative series, “The Backchannel,” about Phil Bryant’s entanglement with Mississippi’s welfare scandal, Mississippi Today sat down with the former governor to discuss his leadership in the state’s safety net programs.
Disgraced welfare director faces new bribery charges
Text messages between John Davis and Nancy New, obtained by Mississippi Today, shed light on how Davis directed New to pay for retired professional wrestler Brett DiBiase’s rehab.
Family first: Gov. Phil Bryant turned to welfare officials to rescue troubled nephew
While Gov. Phil Bryant set policies making it harder for welfare dollars to meet the actual needs of poor Mississippians, he pulled strings so his great-nephew could get special attention from the welfare agency.
What it’s like to navigate Mississippi’s welfare programs without political connections
Two poor Mississippi men in their twenties needed help. One was related to the governor, the other wasn’t. The relative got specialized treatment from state welfare officials. The other was cut off from the program.
When this Mississippian sensed corruption at the welfare agency, she took matters into her own hands
How a child care provider took a page out of the state’s own playbook to force Mississippi’s welfare agency to reverse a devastating trend.
Phil Bryant’s star-powered selfies and slick brochures didn’t Save the Children
Then-Gov. Phil Bryant boasted of bold plans and picked up awards and accolades even as his early childhood initiative failed to launch. Meanwhile, the welfare agency was misusing millions of federal funds that could have served the families that needed it most.
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