West Virginia Department Of Veterans Assistance
The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance is a cabinet-level agency of the West Virginia state government. It is the newest cabinet level department, having been broken off from the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety in 2011. The mission of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance is to provide aid to West Virginia veterans and their qualifying dependents. The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance provides a number of benefits and programs in its efforts to serve West Virginia's veteran population. Dennis Davis has been the Department Secretary since 2017. Benefit offices The Department operates 16 benefit offices throughout West Virginia. The staff at these offices are trained to provide aid to veterans and their dependents. The services provided at these locations are free of charge. Benefits and programs Military Retirement Pay State Income Tax Exemption: For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, milit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies the state as a part of the Mid-Atlantic regionMid-Atlantic Home : Mid-Atlantic Information Office: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics" www.bls.gov. Archived. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north and east, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,793,716 residents. The capital and largest city is Charleston. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War. It was the only state to form by separating from a Confederate state, the second to sepa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dennis Davis (West Virginia Official)
Dennis Davis is Cabinet Secretary for the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance. Governor Jim Justice appointed Davis to the position at the start of his first term of governor in 2017. Early life Dennis Davis is a lifelong resident of Institute, West Virginia. After attending public schools in Kanawha County, Davis attended West Virginia State University and Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ... earning degrees in industrial arts education, and vocational, technical and adult education. Military career In 1959, Davis began his military activity as a member of the West Virginia State University ROTC program. His U.S. Army career included stints at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In 1965, he graduated from the Non-Commissio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Billy Wayne Bailey
William Wayne Bailey Jr. (June 7, 1957 – May 14, 2023) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in the ..., representing the 9th district from his appointment in January 1991 until leaving office in 2009. He later served as the Deputy Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance. Bailey decided to not seek re-election to the WV Senate in 2008 and instead ran an unsuccessful primary campaign for the WV Secretary of State. He resided in Cabell County. Bailey died on May 14, 2023, at the age of 65. References External links *''Follow the Money'' - Billy Wayne Bailey 2008Secretary of State campaign contributions 2006 [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |