ESPN Milwaukee Puts Pause on Favre Appearances Amid Scandal The former NFL quarterback is part of an investigation into misuse of Mississippi welfare funds. Sports Illustrated · Sep 24, 2022
Brett Favre's Ex-Teammate Appears to Take Shot Over Scandal The former NFL quarterback shared what appear to be thoughts about his former teammate being in the center of Mississippi’s welfare scandal. Sports Illustrated · Sep 22, 2022
An ex-director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleads guilty over misspent money John Davis pleaded guilty to charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S. WEKU · Sep 22, 2022
Ex-director set to plead guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency is set to plead guilty to new federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
First Amendment Limits on State Laws Targeting Election Misinformation, Part IV First Amendment implications for state laws targeting election speech. Reason · Sep 22, 2022
Centene to pay $166 million to Texas in Medicaid drug pricing settlement Health insurance giant Centene Corp. has agreed to pay $165.6 million to Texas to resolve claims that it overcharged the state’s Medicaid program for pharmacy services. Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022
Zach Evans rolls for 134 yards, 2 TDs in blowout win vs. Georgia Tech Mississippi running back Zach Evans ran all over Georgia Tech in a blowout win Saturday USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 18, 2022
Right-wing fake history is nothing new A case of fake history repeating itself: The American right told vicious lies about the Confederacy for decades Salon · Sep 17, 2022
California governor’s ad campaign offers help to women in anti-abortion states Billboards will be displayed in states including Texas, Mississippi and Ohio but have some questioning Gavin Newsom’s ambitions The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2022
Racism seen as root of water crisis in Mississippi capital A boil-water advisory has been lifted for Mississippi's capital, and the state will stop handing out free bottled water on Saturday The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022
US charges man who threatened to crash plane into Walmart An airport worker who flew a stolen airplane over north Mississippi and threatened to crash into a Walmart is now facing federal charges on top of state ones The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022
In Mississippi, Dozens of Mentally Ill People Are Held in Jails While Awaiting Inpatient Treatment While a new report highlights Mississippi's jailing of mentally ill people, the practice is common nationwide. Reason · Sep 15, 2022
Weeks-long boil water notice lifted in Mississippi capital A boil-water notice has been lifted in Mississippi’s capital city after nearly seven weeks The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022
Brett Favre Goes on Welfare How the former NFL quarterback convinced Mississippi to spend its public assistance money on a volleyball facility. Reason · Sep 15, 2022
The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022 In states where abortion is banned, children and families already face an uphill battle Some proponents of abortion bans and restrictions say they are concerned about “supporting not just life,” but what they call “quality of life worth living,” saying they want to promote laws and policies that help families. Three authors from Brigham Young University, for instance, have noted that the overturning of…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 15, 2022 US Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on 3 Iranians over Hacking Scheme The State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of three Iranians, who it said have worked for tech companies linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. The Iranians have been charged with trying to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from organizations in…
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022 Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption At times of crisis like the water outage in Jackson, Mississippi, schools have applied lessons from the pandemic to pivot to remote learning
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022 US Charges Three Iranians for Ransomware Attacks on Women’s Shelter, Businesses Three Iranians have been charged with trying to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from organizations in the United States, Europe, Iran and Israel, including a domestic violence shelter, by hacking in to their computer systems, US officials said on Wednesday. Other targets included local US governments, regional utilities in…
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022 Text messages link Favre, welfare money, volleyball facility New court documents show the Mississippi governor in 2017 knew of a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1 million in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a volleyball facility
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 EPA inspector general probes Mississippi capital water woes An independent watchdog in the Environmental Protection Agency says it is investigating the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital
The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2022 Running water returns in Mississippi capital – but it’s still undrinkable A boil water notice remains in majority-Black city and a long-term solution remains elusive
WEKU · Sep 9, 2022 Borrowers in 7 states may be taxed on their student loan cancellation Seven states have tax policies on the books that could require them to treat student loans canceled by the federal government as taxable income.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022 Michael Hiltzik: If Mississippi is a 'laboratory of democracy,' we're in trouble The notion of states as "laboratories of democracy" is generally credited to Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022 EPA leader: Jackson needs 'fair share' of money to fix water The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says he wants Mississippi’s capital city to receive “its fair share” of federal money to repair a troubled water system
The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022 Baltimore residents urged to boil tap water after E coli detected City officials ‘taking this matter very seriously’ as detection comes amid water access problems in Jackson, Mississippi and New York