Dewey Phillip Bryant (born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. [1][2] A member of the Republican Party, he was the 31st lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 and 40th state auditor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008.

May 5, 2023 · Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Wednesday, May 3, 2023, that he will release all of his text messages related to a welfare fraud investigation — including money spent on building a university volleyball arena, a project backed by …

Jul 2, 2024 · Anna Wolfe won a Pulitzer for exposing how Mississippi spent its federal welfare money. Now former Gov. Phil Bryant is trying to force her to reveal her sources, and she may go to jail for...

Jul 27, 2023 · Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is suing a local news organization, claiming it defamed him in public comments on the misspending of $77 million of federal welfare funds intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S.

Aug 29, 2023 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A local news outlet that helped expose a wide-reaching public corruption scandal has filed its first defense against a defamation lawsuit brought by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, with the news outlet arguing it …

Dec 19, 2023 · A key defendant in the Mississippi welfare scandal alleges that former Gov. Phil Bryant was behind the use of welfare agency grant funds for two high-profile projects that prosecutors have since deemed illegal.

Phil Bryant (born December 9, 1954, in Moorhead, Mississippi) was the 64th Governor of Mississippi. He was first elected governor in 2011 and was reelected in 2015 . Bryant was ineligible to run for governor in 2019 due to term limits.

May 4, 2023 · JACKSON, Miss. — Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday released what he said were all of his text and email messages related to a welfare fraud investigation — including money spent on...

Jan 20, 2023 · Top defendants in the civil case have implored state prosecutors to pursue their boss, former Gov. Phil Bryant, who they say was responsible for much of the scandal.

Jan 20, 2023 · High-profile officials confirm that a federal investigation into the misspending continues. Top defendants in the civil case have implored state prosecutors to pursue their boss, former Gov. Phil Bryant, who they say was responsible for much of the scandal.