by Bill Black | Jun 24, 2026 | The Forum
Earlier this month, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran unveiled one of the most significant veterans’ legislative packages Congress has considered in years. The...
by Bill Black | May 7, 2026 | The Forum
America’s wounded warriors received a boost during the Senate Armed Services Committee budget hearing last week after Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth endorsed the Major Richard Star Act, an overwhelmingly bipartisan measure to eliminate the ban on...
by Bill Black | Apr 2, 2025 | The Forum
Georgia prides itself on honoring those who served, yet nearly 700 veterans in our state have no place to call home on any given night, according to federal estimates. Nonprofits serving this community insist the actual number is certainly much higher. But the...
by Bill Black | Oct 23, 2024 | The Forum
America’s combat-injured veterans should be the last people forced to sue the government, but the injustice of “concurrent receipt” has left them with little choice. This policy prevents veterans, including many here in Georgia, from receiving both their...
by Bill Black | May 9, 2024 | The Forum
A U.S. congressional dead heat due to fiscal concerns about a crucial veterans bill has forced America’s wounded warriors and veterans advocacy organizations to team up with their state lawmakers in seeking passage of the Major Richard Star Act, H.R.1282 and S.344, a...