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28 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
On Oct. 12, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White gave Brett Favre 30 days to pay back $828,000 in Temporary Assistance For Needy Families funds he had received.

Yesterday, he paid back $600,000, but did not include the interest.
mississippifreepress.org/17417/brett-fa…
Favre could face a civil lawsuit if he does not return the remaining $228,000 in welfare dollars by Nov. 11. It would be up to Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch to decide whether or not to pursue the funds in court.
mississippifreepress.org/17417/brett-fa…
Brett Favre returned $500,000 in May 2020, but did not make any additional repayments until the auditor issued his demand letter this month.

The remaining $228,000 includes interests from the $1.1 million in TANF funds he received.
mississippifreepress.org/17417/brett-fa…
Brett Favre in May 2020: “I was unaware that the money being dispersed was paid for out of funds not intended for that purpose, and because of that, I am refunding the full amount back to Mississippi."
mississippifreepress.org/17417/brett-fa…
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BREAKING: The IHL Board of Trustees just voted 9-3 to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees at all Mississippi universities that accept federal funding.

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NEW: Mississippi's pandemic death toll surpassed 10,000, with 1 of every 296 residents now dead of COVID-19.

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NEW: Leading Mississippi abortion rights organizers say they believe the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade.

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