State Auditor Shad White, whose welfare investigation has recently been called into question, is one in a long line of Mississippi state auditors with higher political ambition. Mississippi Today’s political team breaks down that history and discusses how White’s recent words and actions mirror the strategy of many of his predecessors.
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