This week, we look at a corruption scandal down in Mississippi and the importance of strong leadership in government to create justice.
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Judin, Nick. “Alleged TANF Fraud Follows Years of Individual Recipient Rejections.” Alleged TANF Fraud Follows Years of Individual Recipient Rejections | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS, www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2020/feb/11/alleged-tanf-fraud-follows-years-individual-recipi/.
“More States Raising TANF Benefits to Boost Families' Economic Security.” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 10 Dec. 2019, www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/more-states-raising-tanf-benefits-to-boost-families-economic-security.
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Wolfe, Anna. “Connecting the Dots: Players in Massive Welfare Embezzlement Case Got Millions from Taxpayers, but Helped Few.” Mississippi Today, 20 Feb. 2020, mississippitoday.org/2020/02/06/connecting-the-dots-players-in-massive-welfare-embezzlement-case-got-millions-from-taxpayers-but-helped-few/.
Wolfe, Anna. “DOJ Investigates Mississippi Department of Human Services over Food Stamps Consultant.” The Clarion Ledger, Mississippi Clarion Ledger, 30 Nov. 2017, www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2017/11/29/doj-investigates-mississippi-department-human-services-over-food-stamps-consultant/901927001/.