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State Tipoffs Involving Mississippi Newsletter for Wednesday May 08, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Miss. State Auditor's Office Releases Report on Benefits of an Inspector General in Governor's Office
JACKSON, Mississippi, May 8 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi State Auditor issued the following news release: Mississippi should consider funding an Inspector General (IG) for the Governor's office according to a new report from State Auditor Shad White. "My office audits state funds, and that means we are often just doing autopsies--looking at a broken government program and trying to answer what went wrong after a bunch of taxpayer funds were stolen or misspent," said White. "Mississippi could co  more

University of South Alabama: Great White Shark Spotted Off Alabama Coast
MOBILE, Alabama, May 8 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: There's a new great white shark spotting off of coastal Alabama, and her name is Miss Pawla. Researchers from the University of South Alabama captured video of the juvenile female shark, approximately 8 feet in length, while monitoring fish movement near the state's artificial reef zone. The first sighting was captured in mid-April with underwater cameras during a survey along with researchers  more