Politics Oct 30 WATCH: Trump says he’s going to protect women whether they ‘like it or not’ at Green Bay rally By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Politics Sep 24 WATCH: NFL star Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson’s during House hearing on welfare fraud The former football star told the committee that he lost his investment in the company “that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others.”… By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Nation Aug 10 Mississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare dollars The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money. By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nation May 16 Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre asks Mississippi court to remove him from welfare fraud lawsuit Millions of federal welfare dollars for low-income Mississippi residents were squandered on projects supported by wealthy or well-connected people from 2016 to 2019, prosecutors say. By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nation Jan 03 Welfare misuse scandal highlights wealth divide in Mississippi Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Sep 26 Watch 7:34 Brett Favre under scrutiny for allegedly seeking welfare funds to build a sports facility By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris In Mississippi, political corruption, celebrity and power combined to fleece the state’s most vulnerable residents. Tens of millions of dollars meant to assist families in need were instead used for personal expenses and pet projects. Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre… Continue watching
May 06 Mississippi auditor finds Brett Favre paid from welfare funds for speeches he never gave By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press A Mississippi audit says a nonprofit group used more than $1 million in welfare money to pay former NFL quarterback Brett Favre for multiple speaking engagements — but he did not show up at the events. Continue reading