ChapterJul 3, 2024
She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail. "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources. https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/anna-wolfe-pulitzer-mississippi-welfare-scandal-phil-bryant-rcna159936 #Journalism #Mississippi #AnnaWolfe #PhilBryant #BrettFavre #welfare #fraud
She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.

Anna Wolfe won a Pulitzer for exposing how Mississippi spent its federal welfare money. Now former Gov. Phil Bryant is trying to force her to reveal her sources, and she may go to jail for refusing.

NBC News
Mufasa Sep 17, 2022

Text messages reveal that former former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant helped retired NFL player Brett Favre secure welfare funds for his $5 million volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/gov-phil-bryant-helped-brett-favre-get-welfare-funds-for-volleyball-stadium-texts-show

Gov. Phil Bryant Helped Brett Favre Get Welfare Funds for Volleyball Stadium, Texts Show

Text messages made public in a civil lawsuit reveal a plot to use Mississippi’s welfare funds for a sports stadium.

The Daily Beast