Tag: Veterans
Kay Ivey signs five bills focusing on military, veterans, and their...
Governor Kay Ivey signed four bills — House Bills 58, 83, 88 and 92 — supporting veterans and the military during a bill signing ceremony...
Martha Roby: House passes VA bill, funds Choice Program
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act, taking another critical step towards fulfilling our promise to make the...
Donald Trump’s pick to head Veterans Affairs: Robert Wilkie
President Donald Trump announced Friday he is nominating Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the beleaguered department.
Wilkie, a former Pentagon undersecretary...
VA nominee accused of drunken behavior, reckless prescribing
White House doctor Ronny Jackson exhibited a pattern of recklessly prescribing drugs and drunken behavior, including crashing a government vehicle while intoxicated and doling...
Will Ainsworth: Alabama must do more to thank its military veterans
The Bible verse Isaiah 6:8 reads - Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go...
Kay Ivey takes on mission to have employers hire more Alabama...
Governor Kay Ivey wants to see more veterans hired across the state of Alabama.
On Monday, the governor joined U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and Alabama...
UA study to take ‘deep dive’ into risk factors for veterans,...
University of Alabama researchers, America’s Warrior Partnership and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation have partnered on a $2.9 million study to explore risk factors that contribute to suicides, early mortality...
Kay Ivey: In Alabama, we have our veterans’ backs
Dedication. Honor. Commitment. Sacrifice.
Those are the traits that come to mind when I think about our nation’s veterans. I saw these qualities lived out...
Martha Roby pays tribute to veterans on House floor
In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday, Alabama 2nd District U.S. Rep. Martha Roby honored America's veterans and said...
Martha Roby: Honor veterans in your hometown
In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year, the armistice ending World War I was signed. Originally...
