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Former NFL football quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame, Aug. 1, 2015, in Jackson, Miss. A Mississippi judge on Thursday, July 11, 2024, removed one of the attorneys representing Favre in a civil lawsuit filed in 2022 by the Mississippi Department of Human Services, which seeks to recover welfare money that the state auditor says was misspent on projects including a university volleyball arena backed by Favre. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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A Mississippi judge removes 1 of Brett Favre's lawyers in a civil case over misspent welfare money

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,07/15/24-12:47PM, 49 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has removed one of the attorneys representing retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest residents in the U.S. but went to projects pushed by wealthy and well-connected people.
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4 people fatally shot outside a Mississippi home

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,07/15/24-11:49AM, 38 Reads
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Four people were found shot to death outside a home in north Mississippi, law enforcement officers said.
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A version of a proposed Mississippi Senate redistricting map is displayed on a computer monitor at the state Capitol in Jackson, March 29, 2022. Three federal judges Tuesday, July 2, 2024, ordered Mississippi legislators to redraw some state House and Senate districts, finding that the districts adopted in 2022 diminished Black voting strength in parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Mississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,07/12/24-6:18PM, 53 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Number of faculty layoffs at Delta State still in flux

By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,07/12/24-3:58PM, 127 Reads 9,708 Statewide
The university will notify faculty of layoffs on a case-by-case basis in six to eight weeks.
Delta State University is still working out the number of faculty it needs to lay off after the college board last month approved the president’s plan to achieve financial sustainability.
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