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Troy Carico: Good riddance to another horrible year for Alabama’s veterans

2025 topped them all in stiffing the state’s military veterans.

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State examiners give clean audit to Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs under fired commissioner Kent Davis

The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts released an audit last week of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs that contained no “significant instances of noncompliance” under fired commissioner Kent Davis. 

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Former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis asks judge to allow lawsuit against governor to continue: ‘Ivey is not the Queen of Alabama’

An attorney representing former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis asked a federal judge on Tuesday to allow a lawsuit against Governor Kay Ivey to continue.

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Ivey asks federal judge to dismiss lawsuit by former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis

Attorneys defending Gov. Kay Ivey asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis filed in June in response to his termination last year.

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Troy Carico and Bryan Battaglia: Ivey's war on Alabama veterans, part 2

Yes, Ivey is done next year, and Alabama will see a new governor, but damage to the ADVA has been done.

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Former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis sues Ivey over firing

Former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday in response to his termination last year.

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Troy Carico: Time to tear off Alabama's Republican mask

Perception is nine-tenths of reality, and right now, Alabama’s State Republican Party leadership is looking more like a pack of yellow-dog Democrats wearing elephant costumes than the principled conservatives they claim to be.

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Troy Carico: Stabbing the First Amendment in the back in Alabama

Et tu, Gov. Ivey? I thought Republicans respected the U.S. Constitution, particularly the First Amendment. 

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House to tackle controversial Veterans Board bill on Thursday

The Alabama House of Representatives Rules Committee approved a special order calendar for Thursday’s meeting, which includes the controversial bill restructuring the State Board of Veterans Affairs.

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Veterans rally to oppose ADVA changes: ‘What is the rush?’

Veterans rallied at the State House on Tuesday to oppose legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner under the governor's control that passed the Senate last week by a 21-9 margin. 

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Ainsworth doubles down on opposition to ADVA changes: Makes ‘unpolitical agency into a fully political one’

Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth doubled down on Friday on his opposition to legislation putting the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner under the governor's control that passed the Senate on Tuesday by a 21-9 margin. 

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Troy Carico: The ulterior motives apparently politicizing veterans affairs in Alabama

The horrible veterans bill making its way through the Alabama Legislature is raising questions.

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Former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis: Amendments to Ivey-backed veterans board bill ‘Not addressing the substantive issues’

Amendments on legislation “restructuring” the governance of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) are “not addressing the substantive issues,” according to former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis.

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Continued holdup in legislature over Ivey-backed restructuring of state veterans’ department — 'This bill is going to isolate us further’

Representatives of multiple Alabama veterans’ associations crowded into a small committee room at the Alabama State House on Wednesday to speak out against proposed legislation that would change the makeup of the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner is appointed.

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Ashlie Combs: What does the future of Alabama's military, veterans and their dependents look like?

Since 2017, our Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) program has tirelessly improved the quality of life in our veterans’ community. The question is, will that continue after the 2025 Alabama Legislature session? 

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Col. John Eidsmoe: 'Curiouser' dealings at the governor's office

It is the height of folly for a Republican governor to be at war with Alabama’s veterans.

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Controversial Ivey-backed veteran’s bill first on Senate calendar following Ainsworth's public opposition

The controversial bill to alter the makeup of the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner is appointed is first up on the Senate's calendar on Tuesday, one day after Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth came out against the bill pushed by Gov. Kay Ivey.

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Former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis: Proposed changes to veterans board are ‘retaliation’

Legislation filed to “restructure” the State Board of Veterans Affairs is retaliation for an ethics complaint he filed against a member of Gov. Kay Ivey’s cabinet last year, according to former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner Kent Davis.

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Troy Carico: Saluting an innovative national program that originated at Maxwell Air Force Base

It’s not often that an innovative idea originates in Alabama and then gets adopted around the nation, but that very thing happened recently, receiving some national coverage. 

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Former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis doubles down on potential political run — ‘It's time we have some fundamental changes in how we operate’

Admiral Kent Davis is still "strongly considering" running for state office after he was fired from his position as commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs for what he believes was retaliation by Gov. Kay Ivey.

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Troy Carico and Bryan Battaglia: The Hunter Biden pardon and its connection to Alabama's Admiral Kent Davis

It is imperative that the public is fully aware of the intimate details surrounding Hunter Biden’s removal from the U.S. Navy, particularly as they relate to former Alabama Department of Veteran’s Affairs commissioner Admiral Kent Davis. 

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Former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis considering run for political office in 2026

Former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner Kent Davis is considering joining the multitude of candidates who will be seeking elected office in 2026.

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Troy Carico and Bryan Battaglia: A call to action regarding Kent Davis

Rear Admiral Kent Davis may be a dark horse candidate for the 2026 Alabama gubernatorial election.

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Joey Clark: Who actually holds supreme executive power in Alabama? (Cause it ain’t that GINO Kay Ivey)

The more I ponder these questions, the more I suspect GINO Ivey ain’t the one in charge. Who really believes that someone you wouldn’t trust to drive you down I-65 to the airport is really able to carry the mantle of supreme executive power of the state of Alabama? 

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Former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis: ‘I’m not going to go away’ after firing

Former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis vowed to “not go away’ on Tuesday despite his recent firing by Gov. Kay Ivey.

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1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson explains Kent Davis controversy, questions Ivey's use of 'supreme executive power'

After Gov. Kay Ivey unceremoniously fired former commissioner Kent Davis from the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, many have questioned the legitimacy of Ivey's “supreme executive power” and why she chose to use it in this situation and not others.

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Former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis responds to termination by Ivey: ‘It smacks of classic retaliation’ for ethics complaint

Governor Kay Ivey’s unilateral firing of former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis “smacks of classic retaliation” for an ethics complaint he filed in July at the request of members of the State Board of Veterans Affairs, according to Davis.

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