“Suing news organizations just because you don’t like their reporting is a crude intimidation tactic that can drain resources and discourage critical coverage.”
Nancy New said Phil Bryant was offered half stake in the company Prevacus, and he was excited about it.
Brandon Presley, the Democrat challenging incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves, said it shows Reeves is ‘ethically compromised.’
‘I want to win this election with a bipartisan, biracial coalition — for Black Mississippians and white Mississippians, Republicans, Democrats, independents,’ Brandon Presley said.
‘We will vigorously defend this case and ensure the people of Mississippi that the press will not be intimidated.’
On the campaign trail, Hosemann touted a teacher pay raise, millions in new funding for public education, and a budget surplus.
From 2016 to 2019, the Mississippi Department of Human Services misspent more than $77 million in money from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program.
The lawsuit claims Mississippi Today slandered Phil Bryant by misrepresenting his role in the welfare fund scandal.
The prohibition on abortion initiatives was added by a House committee last week.
Favre’s attorney says the state ‘groundlessly and irresponsibly’ blames Favre ‘for its own grossly improper and unlawful’ actions.
