Lynn Fitch, the antiabortion Mississippi attorney general who led the Dobbs case that overturned Roe v. Wade, won reelection Tuesday night.
Voters will elect candidates to regional, legislative and state representatives in Mississippi’s general election on Nov. 7.
A new leader will helm the federal investigation into Mississippi’s $77-million welfare scandal after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Todd Gee as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi on Friday, Sept. 29.
Brandon Presley, the Democratic candidate for Mississippi governor, sought to reframe the Mississippi welfare scandal as “Tategate” in a May 25, 2023, press release, implying Gov. Tate Reeves played a central role in the scandal.
Long before Prevacus became embroiled in Mississippi’s massive welfare fraud scandal, the drug company’s founder Jake VanLandingham and retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre sought the Trump White House’s help to fund its efforts to launch a new concussion drug, text messages former Gov. Phil Bryant released Thursday show.
Retired WWE wrestler Brett DiBiase pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States for his role in Mississippi’s massive welfare-fraud scandal.
As Mississippi State Auditor Shad White focuses on “fatherlessness” as a key issue in Mississippi, a group of Jackson men are volunteering as public schools “Watch D.O.G.S.”
Retired NFL star Brett Favre is suing Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, accusing the Republican official of “defamation” over comments he made related to Favre’s role in Mississippi’s ongoing welfare scandal.
Mississippi paid “ghost workers” at a private company running the State-owned Marshall County Correctional Facility, Holly Springs, Miss., between 2017 and 2020, the Mississippi state auditor says.
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