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Auditor Shad White releases Single Audit showing misspending

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December 6, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2022-12-06 13:00:43

A new report from Mississippi State Auditor Shad White shows hundreds of millions of dollars of federal stimulus funds were misspent in the state, and the auditor’s office is hearing similar stories from states throughout the nation.

Each year the state auditor releases a “Single Audit,” which analyzes all of the federal funds coming into Mississippi and how state departments spent them.

“This audit is intended to let the taxpayers see how their money was spent, warts and all,” White said in a news release.

Auditor Shad White speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, July 28, 2022.

Due to federal COVID-19 related stimulus programs, namely the CARES Act and ARPA, this…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.