Ex-Gov. Phil Bryant Subpoenaed In Welfare Fraud Case Involving Brett Favre, USM
An attorney for defendants in Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal has subpoenaed former Gov. Phil Bryant for documents related to the decision to use $5 million in Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Funds to build a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Small Business Owners On The Edge of COVID Wait Years For Help
A series of Small Business Administration programs were supposed to keep small businesses afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. But many who applied for the loans and targeted advances found themselves waiting years for help, even as their businesses crumbled around them.
Declaring Monkeypox A Global Health Emergency Is A Preventative Step—Not A Reason For Panic
On July 23, 2022, the director-general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. “This decision by the WHO, though it may sound ominous, is not a sign of bad things to come. Rather, it is a way to prevent monkeypox from becoming a global crisis,” Global health expert Kathryn H. Jacobsen writes, who doesn’t think most people should worry about monkeypox.
