Governor Helped Favre Get Welfare Funds for Stadium

Text messages show that former former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) helped retired NFL player Brett Favre secure welfare funds for his $5 million volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi Today reports.

Bryant has denied any involvement with the project, which has emerged as the centerpiece of a massive criminal scandal in which prominent officials misspent or stole millions in welfare funds intended for the nation’s poorest residents.