Senate Bill 316 (Military and Veterans Programs) is moving through the Indiana General Assembly, and all veterans should know about this.
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6 Vet Charities Join COVID Battle
February 4, 2021
Six veterans charities are joining forces to leverage their million-strong volunteer forces and help distribute the COVID-19 vaccine nationwide in an effort to relieve the burden on healthcare workers.
The Veterans Coalition for Vaccination (VCV) will work with local and state officials toward the common goal of ensuring each American who wants the vaccine has equitable access to it. The coalition is comprised of:
The nationwide network of approximately 1 million volunteers will allow the coalition to support vaccination requests from major cities to rural communities. A centralized volunteer management system has been established to streamline opportunities across the country.
ST. GEORGE St. George appointed its first female mayor in the southern Utah city s 159-year history on Tuesday.
Michele Randall, a member of the City Council for the past several years, will serve the remainder of former Mayor Jon Pike s term until the election in November after Pike accepted a position in Gov. Spencer Cox s administration. St. George is an amazing place to live and we want to keep it that way, Randall said in a statement. I m ready to hit the ground running. I don t think we will miss a beat.
She will be sworn into office on Thursday.
Governor Holcomb:
The Military / Veterans Coalition of Indiana (TMVCI), a coalition of over 100 organizations who support those serving in our military, those who have served and their families, request you intervene on behalf of Hoosier veterans and their families to prevent a wrong from happening in the current Indiana General Assembly.
The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) has filed an agency bill (SB 316 and HB 1264) that has provisions that we strongly oppose. Specifically, in section 4. IC 10-17-12-9, the addition of language that permits IDVA to recoup administrative expenses from the Military Family Relief Fund (MFRF) for staff, technology, and other administrative items up to “15%” of the fund’s annual average revenue. This fund is exclusively used to help honorably discharged Hoosier veterans who meet eligibility requirements established in Indiana Code that are in need. This equates to over $270K that would not be available to assist over 110 Hoosier ve