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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant speaks about his legacy following a life of public service, Jan. 8, 2020, in his office at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. The former Mississippi governor on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, gave notice that he intends to sue a news organization unless it apologizes for statements that he said some of its employees made about him in connection to misspending of welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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News site CEO apologizes to Mississippi ex-Gov. Bryant over welfare comments
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,05/18/23-10:44AM , 410 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An executive at a news organization has apologized to former Mississippi Gov.
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Mississippi state Rep. Earle Banks, D-Jackson, asks a question at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Oct. 18, 2022. The longtime Mississippi lawmaker faces up to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, to a federal charge of willfully making a false statement on a tax return — a conviction that does not preclude him from seeking reelection this year. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi Rep. Banks pleads guilty to false statement on tax return
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,05/17/23-5:10PM , 422 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A longtime Mississippi lawmaker faces up to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of willfully making a false statement on a tax return — a conviction that does not preclude him from seeking reelection this year.
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Favre asks state high court to remove him from welfare lawsuit
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,05/17/23-2:00AM , 5572 Reads
JACKSON — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to remove him as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the neediest people in the United States.
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Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor, speaks a news conference Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Presley said that as governor, he will press legislators to pass an ethics package that includes limits on campaign contributions, a requirement for frequent reports of how lobbyists are providing meals or gifts for public officials and a ban on former state officials quickly becoming lobbyists. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Democrat pledges ethics package in his challenge of Mississippi GOP governor
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,05/16/23-12:46PM , 525 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democrat running for Mississippi governor said Tuesday that he will push legislators to enact an ethics package that includes limits on campaign donations, frequent disclosure about lobbyists' spending and a ban on former state officials quickly becoming lobbyists.
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