BREAKING: Former Gov. Phil Bryant subpoenaed for records in state's welfare case. This follows the firing of state attorney Brad Pigott, which filer calls “a patent attempt by the state to obfuscate truth and to protect itself and its political allies.”
by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today July 27, 2022 Nancy New's attorney has filed a subpoena directly on former Gov. Phil Bryant for documents related to the use of federal welfare funds to build a volleyball stadium at his alma mater, University of Southern Mississippi — information the state has appeared intent on concealing.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts on our investigative coverage of Mississippi's welfare scandal:Anna Wolfe, a native of Tacoma, Wa., is an investigative reporter writing about poverty and economic justice. Before joining the staff at Mississippi Today in September of 2018, Anna worked for three years at Clarion Ledger, Mississippi’s statewide daily newspaper.
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