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Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is suing a local news organization, claiming it defamed him in public comments on the misspending of $77 million of federal welfare funds intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. The lawsuit comes just over two months after Mississippi Today and one of its reporters, Anna Wolfe, won a Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of the welfare misspending. Bryant's attorney filed a complaint Wednesday in the Circuit Court of Madison County against the outlet

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is suing a local news organization, claiming it defamed him in public comments on the misspending of $77 million of federal welfare funds intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. The lawsuit comes just over two months after Mississippi Today and one of its [...]

Former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant has released a letter stating his intentions to file a libel lawsuit against Mississippi Today once again for comments made relating to the state’s ongoing welfare scandal. The letter addressed to Deep South Today — Mississippi Today’s parent company — and Mississippi Today CEO Mary Margaret White...

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system, AL.com, The Frontier, Mississippi Today, and The Guardian. Sign up

Mississippi Today earned several wins in the 2023 Society of Professional Journalists’ Green Eyeshade Awards.