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Posted inMT Asks

Anna Wolfe answers reader questions about the Mississippi welfare scandal

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

Author of The Backchannel Anna Wolfe answers reader questions about the Mississippi welfare scandal.

Posted inMississippi Welfare

State leaders still won’t fix scandalous welfare program that serves few poor families

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe February 17, 2023February 17, 2023
Posted inMississippi Welfare

Brett Favre points finger back at Gov. Phil Bryant in motion to dismiss Mississippi welfare lawsuit

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe February 10, 2023March 21, 2023
Posted inMississippi Welfare

Brett Favre sues Auditor Shad White, national media figures for defamation regarding welfare scandal

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Anna Wolfe and Adam Ganucheau February 9, 2023February 9, 2023
Posted in2023 Legislative Session

Democrats, not Republicans, seek to reform Mississippi welfare agency in wake of embezzlement scandal

Avatar photo by Adam Ganucheau January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
Posted inEducation

New USM President Joe Paul discusses welfare scandal, diversifying students and faculty, and falling enrollment

Avatar photo by Molly Minta January 12, 2023January 13, 2023
Posted inMississippi Welfare

Welfare recipient won’t stop fighting for ‘decency and common sense’

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe December 21, 2022December 24, 2022
Posted inMississippi Welfare

Welfare department rejects USM volleyball amends

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe November 4, 2022November 4, 2022
Posted inThe Backchannel

IHL Board president says USM should repay welfare funds

Avatar photo by Molly Minta November 3, 2022November 4, 2022
Posted inThe Other Side Podcast

Podcast: Inside the Democrats’ first welfare scandal hearing

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender October 24, 2022October 23, 2022
Posted inMississippi Welfare

Data Dive: Mississippi not the only state turning away most welfare applicants

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe October 5, 2022October 5, 2022
Posted inThe Backchannel

Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe September 13, 2022May 8, 2023
Posted inThe Backchannel

FBI asked Brett Favre just one question, his attorney says

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe September 8, 2022September 9, 2022
Posted inThe Backchannel

Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe discusses welfare scandal on MPB News

by Mississippi Today August 23, 2022August 26, 2022
Posted inMT Asks

MT Asks: Your questions about the Mississippi welfare scandal answered.

Avatar photo by Anna Wolfe August 19, 2022August 24, 2022

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