5 new podcasts to listen to this week These are our top podcast picks. The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025
Postnatal Drug Tests Turn Mothers Into Felons A Mississippi mom was charged with a felony years after she gave birth for drug use early in her pregnancy. Reason · Apr 10, 2025
5 Years After Giving Birth, a Mississippi Mother Was Arrested for a Felony Based on a Postnatal Drug Test Brandy Moore, who stopped using meth midway through her pregnancy, was charged with "aggravated domestic violence" because she decided not to have an abortion. Reason · Dec 13, 2024
Jailing the Brett Favre welfare scandal reporter would be an awful shame This is a systematic dismantling of the free press in Mississippi. There's no other way to describe it. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 26, 2024
News outlet asks court to dismiss former Mississippi governor's defamation lawsuit A local news outlet that helped expose a wide-reaching public corruption scandal has filed its legal defense against a defamation lawsuit brought by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
Mississippi Court Makes Significant Decision on Brett Favre Welfare Scandal Lawsuit He is being sued for using state welfare funds to finance his own personal business ventures. Sports Illustrated · Aug 10, 2023
News site CEO apologizes to Mississippi ex-Gov. Bryant over welfare comments A news organization executive has apologized to former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for remarks she made about him and the misspending of welfare money The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Mississippi ex-governor threatens to sue news site over welfare fraud comments Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has given notice that he will sue a news organization unless it apologizes for statements he said some of its employees made in connection to misspending of welfare money The Independent UK · May 10, 2023
Here are the winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prizes The Associated Press won two awards for its Ukraine coverage, including the prestigious Public Service award. The prize for fiction went to two books: Demon Copperhead and Trust. WEKU · May 8, 2023
Brett Favre’s Lawyers File for Dismissal of Welfare Funds Lawsuit—Again The former quarterback also asked for a dismissal last November. Sports Illustrated · Feb 11, 2023
Brett Favre Seeks Dismissal of Welfare Lawsuit in Mississippi The former NFL quarterback said last month that he did not know that the money he received was designated for welfare recipients. Sports Illustrated · Nov 29, 2022
Copper Fit Removes Brett Favre From Website Amid Welfare Scandal The Pro Football Hall of Famer is being sued by the state of Mississippi for misappropriating welfare funds to his alma mater. Sports Illustrated · Oct 26, 2022
Abby Wambach to Fully Divest From Brett Favre–Backed Company Her decision comes while the former NFL quarterback is at the center of a Mississippi welfare fraud case. Sports Illustrated · Sep 30, 2022
Report: Brett Favre’s Charitable Foundation Funneled Funds to USM Athletics Based on tax records, Favre 4 Hope reportedly donated over $130,000 throughout three years to help fund USM’s volleyball facility. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Sep 22, 2022 Figure in Brett Favre-Related Fraud Scandal Pleads Guilty The former executive director pleaded guilty to two federal charges in the ongoing lawsuit for his role in the state’s welfare scandal.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 14, 2022 New Texts Show Favre’s Alleged Involvement in Welfare Scheme Messages from 2017 appear to show Favre asking whether the source and amount of money he received could be tracked by the media.
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 13, 2022 Brett Favre solicited welfare money from the poorest state in the nation and it’s time to pay up Brett Favre’s involvement in a $77 million welfare scam is just another example of how Mississippi continues to fail its most vulnerable people — and everyone involved should be held accountable.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 9, 2022 Report: Texts Show Brett Favre’s Role in Mississippi Welfare Fraud Scandal The retired quarterback reportedly influenced where Mississippi spent its welfare funds.