New NC law changes retirement benefits and State Health Plan coverage
A new North Carolina law changes public retirement systems, restores some veterans' service credits and expands maternity benefits for State Health Plan dependents.
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Governor Cooper Hosts Veterans Roundtable on Supporting Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life
Governor Roy Cooper hosted a veterans roundtable discussion focused on supporting North Carolina’s veterans during the transition to civilian life and beyond.
Cooper hosts veteran roundtable discussion
Governor Roy Cooper hosted a veterans roundtable discussion focused on supporting North Carolina’s veterans during the transition to civilian life and beyond. The Governor was joined at the NCWorks Career Center in Fayetteville by North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders and North Carolina Department of Military & Veterans Affairs Secretary Walter Gaskin along with several veterans and local business owners for the discussion.
Attorney General Stein Pushes for Legislation To Protect Veterans’ Benefits
Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Congress to protect military veterans by passing the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. The bipartisan legislation will hold accountable unaccredited and unregulated bad actors who prey upon veterans applying for federal VA benefits.
Governor Cooper encourages employers to apply for HIRE Vets Medallion Program
Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders are encouraging North Carolina employers to hire veterans and to apply for recognition with a HIRE Vets Medallion Award, an official program of the U.S. Department of Labor.
OPINION: Our long-gone Great War veterans and the free society
Frank Buckles, who passed away in 2011, was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. An ambulance driver on the Western front, Buckles lied about his age and enlisted at 16. His parents were born before the Civil War, and his mom delivered her last child, Frank, in her 40s.
NC House approves “No Veteran Left Behind Act”
Today, the state House unanimously approved the No Veteran Left Behind Act (HB 370), which seeks to help law enforcement better serve veterans who are dealing with mental health and substance abuse emergencies. A group of severely wounded veterans attended the House session and were honored by the lawmakers on the floor during the bill's consideration.
North Carolina lawmakers file ‘No Veteran Left Behind Act’
A bill introduced by House Majority Leader John Bell, R-Wayne, is meant to help improve crisis intervention and services for veterans suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues.
Tillis, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Help Veterans With Legal Claims Against VA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), members of the Senate Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs Committees, introduced the Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act , bipartisan legislation requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans
Senate VA Committee Unanimously Passes Tillis’ Landmark Toxic Exposure Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously passed landmark legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that fundamentally reforms and improves how veterans exposed to toxic substances receive health care and benefits from the Department of Veter
Murphy Introduces Legislation to Treat Veterans with TBI and PTSD
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act. The bill would direct the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a pilot program for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to treat Traumatic Brain
Tillis Co-Introduces Comprehensive Veterans Benefits Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently co-introduced the Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020, legislation to improve benefits for veterans in the areas of education, pensions, and survivor