Gov. Tate Reeves answers questions from the media after signing qualifying paperwork to run for reelection at the Mississippi Republican Headquarters in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Previously unreleased text messages show that leaders of a drug company at the center of the welfare scandal wanted to get Gov. Tate Reeves elected in 2019 to keep money flowing. “Who do we send campaign contributions to? … Tate Reeves is our new guy.”