@WAPTNews – Chris McDaniel in his own words

The announcement from the Mississippi Insurance Department comes amid the Trump administration's push to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse in government social programs. Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said his office has been quietly investigating this for about a year.

While both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature passed the necessary appropriation bill to provide $2.5 million in state support funds to the youth court system, the demise of SB 2728 puts a roadblock in the Administrative Office of Court's ability to dispense the money.