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Construction on University of Southern Mississippi's new $7 million volleyball facility was primarily funded by welfare dollars. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

State adds USM volleyball project to effort to recoup misspent welfare funds
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/05/22-5:28PM, 91 Reads 2,373 Statewide
The new court filing marks the first time the state has detailed NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s role in securing welfare funds for the construction of a new volleyball stadium at University of Southern Mississippi.
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Brett Favre says welfare probe has ignored Gov. Bryant’s role
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,11/29/22-10:28AM, 108 Reads 2,861 Statewide
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre nagged former Gov. Phil Bryant for help funding a new volleyball facility at his alma mater and a pharmaceutical start-up he had invested in.
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Gov. Phil Bryant speaks during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Phil Bryant asks court to throw out subpoena for Brett Favre pharma texts
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,11/14/22-11:06AM, 113 Reads 4,940 Statewide
Former Gov. Phil Bryant, whose administration saw the misspending of tens of millions of federal welfare funds, is again asking a judge to throw out a subpoena against him in the state’s ongoing civil case related to the scandal.
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Construction on University of Southern Mississippi's new $7 million volleyball facility was primarily funded by welfare dollars. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Welfare department rejects USM volleyball amends
By ANNA WOLFE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,11/07/22-10:56AM, 301 Reads 7,490 Statewide
When news broke in 2020 that the new volleyball stadium opening on University of Southern Mississippi’s campus that year had been built with federal welfare funds, university officials said it would work to use the facility to help needy families.
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