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Brett Favre to testify in Mississippi welfare case: NFL hall of famer Brett Favre will testify in the Mississippi case that alleges he stole welfare money from ...
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Brett Favre to testify in Mississippi welfare case
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Brett Favre to withdraw defamation lawsuit filed against Pat McAfee: After McAfee told his YouTube audience he had no « personal knowledge about any case ...
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Brett Favre to withdraw defamation lawsuit filed against Pat McAfee
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A small news site won a Pulitzer for its Brett Favre scoop. Now it’s unionizing.: Mississippi Today won a Pulitzer for its reporting on a state welfare-funds ...
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A small news site won a Pulitzer for its Brett Favre scoop ...
Quick Glance: Small News Site Wins Pulitzer and Forms Union
  • Staffers at the small nonprofit and its New Orleans-based sister site, Verite, will now have the added recognition of a union.

  • Parent company Deep South Today, founded by former NBC News and MSNBC chairman Andy Lack, is evolving with this union drive.

  • Journalism is experiencing a trend of reporters responding to layoffs and economic challenges with labor efforts.

  • Mississippi Today, originally created to address the decline in local news coverage, gained national attention and a Pulitzer for its 2022 series on the misuse of federal welfare dollars by former governor Phil Bryant's office, including payments to groups tied to former star quarterback Brett Favre.
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Brett Favre Sues Shannon Sharpe, Pat McAfee for Defamation: Former NHL QB Brett Favre filed defamation lawsuits against national sports commentators Shannon ...
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Brett Favre Sues Shannon Sharpe, Pat McAfee for Defamation
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Brett Favre to remain defendant in Mississippi welfare case, judge rules: The involvement of Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has brought a high level of ...
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Brett Favre to remain defendant in Mississippi welfare case, judge rules
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Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case: Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the ...
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Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil ...
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Feds Charge Ted DiBiase Jr. in Welfare Scheme Tied to Brett Favre: The feds have criminally charged yet another core member of the welfare scheme—the same one ...
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Feds Charge Ted DiBiase Jr. in Welfare Scheme Tied to Brett Favre
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Brett Favre's Sirius XM Show Put On Hold After Welfare Fraud Scandal: Milwaukee radio station WKTI also announced that it has suspended Favre’s weekly Green Bay ...
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Brett Favre's Sirius XM Show Put On Hold After Welfare Fraud Scandal
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Brett Favre Claims He’s Been Smeared by Media Over Welfare Allegations: The former Green Bay Packers quarterback claims he had no idea that the funds he received ...
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Brett Favre Claims He’s Been Smeared by Media Over Welfare Allegations
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Brett Favre Reportedly Refusing to Release Tax Returns in Welfare Fraud Case: Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is refusing to turn over his tax ...
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Brett Favre Reportedly Refusing to Release Tax Returns in Welfare Fraud ...
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Brett Favre Was Always Pretty Awful: Thanks to his legion of defenders, Bret Favre thought he could get away with anything. An egregious scandal in Mississippi ...
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Brett Favre Was Always Pretty Awful
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The media needs to treat Brett Favre like it did Michael Vick and Colin Kaepernick
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The media needs to treat Brett Favre like it did Michael Vick and Colin ...
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Mississippi revises demands on Brett Favre in welfare lawsuit: The Mississippi Department of Human Services on Monday changed its demands against retired NFL ...
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Mississippi revises demands on Brett Favre in welfare lawsuit
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Brett Favre Was a Sexually-Harassing Creep Long Before (Allegedly) Robbing Mississippi’s Poor
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ESPN Milwaukee Puts Pause on Brett Favre Appearances Amid Scandal: The former NFL quarterback is part of an investigation into misuse of Mississippi welfare ...
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ESPN Milwaukee Puts Pause on Brett Favre Appearances Amid Scandal
Quick Glance: Report: ESPN Milwaukee suspends Brett Favre's monthly radio segment in the wake of the welfare funds issue
  • The first media outlet to take action against Favre is Good Karma Brands, which owns ESPN Milwaukee and other stations. Favre also contributes to Sirius XM and 33rdTeam.com.

  • "The spokesperson for Good Karma Brands did not cite the reason for keeping Favre off the air," Perez said.

  • Favre attended Southern Mississippi State before going on to have a 20-year NFL career.

  • While Favre is allegedly still on "the radar" of Mississippi investigators, he has not been charged with a crime.
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Brett Favre's SiriusXM Show Put 'On Hold' Amid Welfare Fraud Scandal: Satellite radio company suspends former Packers QB's show after he's implicated in $77 ...
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Brett Favre's SiriusXM Show Put 'On Hold' Amid Welfare Fraud Scandal
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In 2017, a Mississippi nonprofit called Operation Shoestring received a federal grant worth more than $200,000. But when the organization sought to renew ... Show more

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Mississippi's Welfare Mess—And America's: Public officials plundered a system built on contempt for poor people.
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Mississippi's Welfare Mess—And America's
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What we know about Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare scandal: In May 2020, Mississippi's state auditor announced that the Department of Human Services had ...
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What we know about Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare scandal
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Brett Favre is the face of a scandal, but Mississippi’s issues go deeper: The welfare scandal involves the Hall of Fame quarterback, professional wrestlers and ...
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Brett Favre is the face of a scandal, but Mississippi’s issues go deeper
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Ex-Director Of Mississippi Welfare Agency Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case: John Davis pleaded guilty to federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions ...
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Ex-Director Of Mississippi Welfare Agency Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case
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Brett Favre welfare funds scandal becomes central focus in Mississippi elections: Brett Favre may try to put the ongoing welfare funds scandal behind him ...
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Brett Favre welfare funds scandal becomes central focus in Mississippi ...
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Brett Favre’s tangled web of allegedly diverting federal welfare funds just got messier
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Brett Favre’s tangled web of allegedly diverting federal welfare funds ...
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Brett Favre linked to org at center of Mississippi's $77M welfare scandal: Favre has not been accused of a crime but a lawsuit alleges he should have to pay back ...
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Brett Favre linked to org at center of Mississippi's $77M welfare scandal
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FBI Questions Brett Favre Over Mississippi Welfare Money Amid Water Crisis: Critics are slamming state officials for giving the Hall of Fame quarterback funds ...
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FBI Questions Brett Favre Over Mississippi Welfare Money Amid Water Crisis
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Brett Favre Sued By Mississippi Over Welfare Misspending: The Hall of Fame quarterback and others were accused of "squandering" money from an anti-poverty ...
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Brett Favre Sued By Mississippi Over Welfare Misspending
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Brett Favre Sued By Mississippi Over Welfare Misspending: The Hall of Fame quarterback and others were accused of "squandering" money from an anti-poverty ...
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Brett Favre Sued By Mississippi Over Welfare Misspending
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Brett Favre Scandal: Alleged $8 Million Welfare Scam, Explained: The purported text messages show Favre’s alleged involvement in the scheme.
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Brett Favre Scandal: Alleged $8 Million Welfare Scam, Explained
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Mississippi's Welfare Mess—And America's: Public officials plundered a system built on contempt for poor people.
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Mississippi's Welfare Mess—And America's
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Governor in Brett Favre welfare scandal directed money towards QB, defendant says
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Governor in Brett Favre welfare scandal directed money towards QB ...
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How Brett Favre and the State of Mississippi Trapped a Volleyball Stadium in the Culture of Poverty
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How Brett Favre and the State of Mississippi Trapped a Volleyball Stadium ...
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IDIOT OF THE MONTH: Kyrie Irving and Brett Favre are taking over this list: Every week it’s some new moronic outburst from Kyrie, while Favre looks pretty shady
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IDIOT OF THE MONTH: Kyrie Irving and Brett Favre are taking over this list
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EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in Miss. welfare fraud case: Mississippi’s largest public corruption case in state history involves tens of millions of ...
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EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in Miss. welfare fraud case
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Report: Texts Show Brett Favre’s Role in Mississippi Welfare Fraud Scandal: The retired quarterback reportedly influenced where Mississippi spent its welfare ...
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Report: Texts Show Brett Favre’s Role in Mississippi Welfare Fraud Scandal
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Texts paint bad picture for Brett Favre in welfare funds scandal: A new round of evidence from the Mississippi Department of Human Services reportedly shows that ...
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Texts paint bad picture for Brett Favre in welfare funds scandal
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In his first public statement since the welfare fraud scandal broke and messages leaked, Brett Favre claims he's innocent.

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Brett Favre repays $600,000 in Mississippi welfare fraud case, but he still owes more
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Brett Favre repays $600,000 in Mississippi welfare fraud case ...
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State Auditor: Brett Favre Owes Almost $1M in ‘Illegally Spent Welfare Funds’: Mississippi auditor is calling for the ex-NFL great to pay back the $828 ...
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State Auditor: Brett Favre Owes Almost $1M in ‘Illegally Spent Welfare ...
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Granderson: Brett Favre accusations not just another NFL scandal: At least $77 million in welfare funds was misspent in what officials believe is the largest ...
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Granderson: Brett Favre accusations not just another NFL scandal
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“He was communicating with officials in a way that illustrated how they were operating in secrecy."

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Former All-Star Isaiah Thomas rips media for coverage of Brett Favre scandal: Last week, in the wake of the bombshell report that revealed text messages sent ...
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Former All-Star Isaiah Thomas rips media for coverage of Brett Favre ...
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Reactions to disturbing Brett Favre news: Legendary Packers quarterback Brett Favre is back in the news for unfortunate reasons. A recent report had him being ...
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Reactions to disturbing Brett Favre news
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Brett Favre repays $600K in welfare fraud case | TheHill: Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has repaid the $600,000 that...
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