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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.
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.
Ivey’s assault on veterans seems nonsensical, but as details emerge and the true story unfolds, it’s clear Ivey is determined to silence veterans and so started by cutting off the head of the ADVA.
On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey defended her unilateral termination of former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis.
What kind of government do we have in Alabama – a constitutional republic in which even the governor is under the law, or an all-powerful state in which the governor is above the law?
Show your support for our veterans. Show your support for the summarily dismissed ADVA commissioner Davis and the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs who are actually working to help all who have worn the cloth of our nation in our Armed Forces.
After members of the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) rejected her request to terminate Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner Kent Davis, Gov. Kay Ivey unilaterally fired him on Tuesday afternoon.
Outgoing Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis defended his actions to board members on Monday after Gov. Kay Ivey recently called for his “immediate removal.”
The Governor’s office isn’t allowing State Board of Veterans Affairs members to attend Tuesday’s special-called meeting virtually or by phone, according to SBVA member Ken Rollins.
The South Alabama Veterans Council said on Saturday they still support Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis.
Governor Kay Ivey called another State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) on Friday to immediately remove outgoing Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner Kent Davis.
State Board of Veterans Affairs members were pressured and "manipulated" into unanimously passing a motion asking Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis to reconsider his plans to resign at the end of the year, according to SBVA vice chair Scott Gedling.
Members of the State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) unanimously voted at a Thursday meeting to ask outgoing Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner Kent Davis to consider rescinding his resignation.
Alabama veterans need Davis as their commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs. I urge him to rescind his resignation.
Multiple State Board of Veterans Affairs members in recent weeks tried to call a special board meeting to likely ask outgoing Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis to rescind his resignation.
Outgoing Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis said resigning from the role was “not an easy decision” on Tuesday.
Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis resigned on Monday effective December 31.
At least two members of the State Board of Veterans Affairs will oppose Gov. Kay Ivey’s crusade to remove Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis at a special-called meeting on Tuesday.
Leaders of multiple veteran organizations defended Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis after Gov. Kay Ivey asked for his resignation on Thursday.
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) reacted to Gov. Kay Ivey's call for Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis to resign earlier this week and Davis' rejection of Ivey's overtures.
Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis declined to resign at the request of Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday.
Gov. Kay Ivey asked for the resignation of Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis and removed John Kilpatrick from the Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs on Thursday.