House holds hearing on ‘abuse’ of welfare funds after Mississippi …
WEBAttention was brought to TANF misspending after Mississippi’s 2020 scandal involving Favre and others, in which Mississippi’s government took over $77 million from the welfare program and used ...
Favre urges Congress to pass TANF reforms in wake of Mississippi ...
WEB3 days ago · Reclaiming TANF Non-Assistance Dollars to Lift Americans Out of Poverty.” READ MORE: State Auditor White testifies before U.S. House subcommittee on Mississippi TANF scandal “I would say the norm from 2016 to 2019 in Mississippi was for the dollars to be misspent rather than spent on an allowable purchase,” White told lawmakers last year.
With Mississippi as a backdrop, federal lawmakers propose TANF …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · U.S. House Ways and Means Committee members say the Mississippi welfare misuse and misspending is emblematic of a systemic problem in the TANF program which lacks basic financial safeguards making it ripe for fraud.
Why Brett Favre was testifying before Congress about welfare money
WEB3 days ago · Favre's place at the hearing stems from a much-publicized welfare scandal in Mississippi, in which $77 million was funneled away from a program for needy families into other ventures, including to ...
Federal lawmakers offer TANF reform package after Mississippi ... - WDAM
WEBMar 18, 2024 · Federal lawmakers offer TANF reform package after Mississippi scandal. White said he praises the federal lawmakers’ decision, claiming that the time to protect how welfare money is being spent,...
U.S. House Ways and Means Offers Federal TANF Reform ... - Mississippi
WEBMar 18, 2024 · JACKSON, Miss. – Federal lawmakers and leaders of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee last week introduced seven new pieces of legislation in Congress to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, or more commonly “welfare”).
Brett Favre to testify at House hearing amid Mississippi scandal
WEB3 days ago · A Mississippi state audit found that some $5 million in TANF resources was reallocated to pay for the construction of a volleyball facility at Favre’s alma mater — the University of Southern ...
Mississippi Office of the State Auditor NewsU.S. House Ways and …
WEBMar 18, 2024 · JACKSON, Miss. – Federal lawmakers and leaders of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee last week introduced seven new pieces of legislation in Congress to reform Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, or more commonly “welfare”).
What we know about Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare …
WEBOct 22, 2022 · Six people have faced criminal charges, and back-and-forth legal filings in an ongoing civil lawsuit have led to the publication of eye-opening private text messages. Here’s what we know about ...
Welfare misuse scandal highlights wealth divide in Mississippi
WEBJan 3, 2023 · TANF is for families that have at least one child younger than 18. To qualify in Mississippi, the household income must be at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level. The current...
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