Veteran Sets Himself on Fire Outside State Capitol in Atlanta

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/disgrunted-veteran-fire-atlanta.html#click=https://t.co/WmV4QjIAYY%3Chttps://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url A man who said he was an Air Force veteran upset with the Department of Veterans Affairs set himself on fire outside the state Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday morning. Capt. Mark Perry of the Georgia State Patrol said that the man parked a passenger vehicle around 10:45 a.m. and began walking toward the […]

VA Catches Heat Over Previously Unreported Suicide Numbers In New Report

VA Catches Heat Over Previously Unreported Suicide Numbers In New Report www.disabledveterans.org/2018/06/26/va-catches-heat-over-previously-unreported-suicide-numbers-in-new-report/ The Department of Veterans Affairs has reportedly backed off its own suicide report after reporters noted its own data revealed no change in suicide numbers and that suicides among troops were higher than expected. Military Times noted VA was displeased that reporters and […]

Arizona is one of six states: pharmacists can refuse to fill prescriptions based on moral or ethical objections.

Arizona pharmacist under investigation after declining to fill abortion drug https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/arizona-pharmacist-under-investigation-after-declining-to-fill-abortion-drug-83383 Phoenix, Ariz., Jun 26, 2018 / 02:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An Arizona pharmacist is under investigation after refusing to fill a medical abortion prescription, citing ethical objections. The case involves a 35-year-old woman named Nicole Arteaga, who was told by her doctor at nine […]

Millions spent on lobbyists by companies who can benefit from new anti-opiate bills in Congress

Opioid bills could net millions for companies ‘For years, we got the scraps. And now we’re the big time,’ says an anti-addiction consultant. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/22/house-opioid-bills-lobbying-637695 The House is touting passage of dozens of bills that could help combat the national opioid crisis — but a small handful of companies that have spent millions lobbying Congress could […]