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Gov. Reeves’ Brother Helped Brett Favre Coordinate Welfare Repayment, Texts Show

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ brother helped coordinate retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s plans to repay $1.1 million in Temporary Assistance For Needy Families funds tied to the state’s massive welfare scandal, text messages the governor’s campaign revealed today show.

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Ashton Pittman and William Pittman August 31, 2023
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Brett Favre Will Remain A Defendant In Welfare Lawsuit, Mississippi Supreme Court Rules

Brett Favre will remain a defendant in the State of Mississippi’s civil lawsuit designed to recover millions in misspent welfare funds, the Mississippi Supreme Court decided in an order Wednesday.

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Ashton Pittman August 11, 2023
Tate Reeves speaks at a blue podium labeled Neshoba County Fair
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Reeves Suggests ‘Higher-Paying Jobs’ For People Who Want Health Care, Presley Pushes Medicaid Expansion

Working Mississippians who want health care coverage need “better, more higher-paying jobs” that provide quality private insurance, not Medicaid expansion, Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said at the Neshoba County Fair as he traded barbs with Democratic opponent Brandon Presley.

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Heather Harrison July 28, 2023
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Phil Bryant Sues Mississippi Today, Alleges Defamation Over Welfare Scandal Articles, Remarks

Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has sued Mississippi Today, alleging that the online news publication and its CEO defamed him by claiming he “embezzled,” “squandered” and “steered” $77 million in welfare funds “to benefit his family and friends, including NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre.”

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Ashton Pittman July 27, 2023
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Phil Bryant Threatens Libel Suit Against Mississippi Today, Demands More Retractions

Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is demanding more retractions and apologies from Mississippi Today, a nonprofit newsroom that has focused much of its reporting in recent years on his role in the state’s $77-million welfare scandal that occurred while he was in office.

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Ashton Pittman July 25, 2023
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Gov. Tate Reeves Hasn’t Returned TANF Defendants’ Campaign Donations Yet. We Asked Why.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves still has not returned campaign donations from Nancy New and Zach New, two of the criminal defendants in Mississippi’s $77-million welfare-fraud scandal, as Associated Press reporter Emily Wagster Pettus reported on May 30. His campaign says it will hold onto the funds until litigation surrounding the scandal wraps up.

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Ashton Pittman June 16, 2023
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MFP Voices

Honest Reporting Matters, From Welfare Scandals to Crime Stats

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.

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Ashton Pittman May 26, 2023
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Mississippi Is Paying Lawyers TANF Funds to Recover Misspent TANF Funds

The State of Mississippi has used nearly $2 million in federal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families welfare funds to pay auditors and lawyers as part of its effort to recover millions in misspent TANF funds since 2021, state records show.

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Ashton Pittman May 18, 2023
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Mississippi Today CEO Apologizes For Saying Phil Bryant ‘Embezzled’ Welfare Funds

Mississippi Today CEO Mary Margaret White apologized today for claiming that former Gov. Phil Bryant “embezzled” welfare funds.

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Ashton Pittman May 17, 2023
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