Feds Close Investigation into Minneapolis Veterans Home
MINNEAPOLIS – Federal investigators have closed an investigation into the Minneapolis Veterans Home, concluding that care problems there did not violate the civil rights of residents. An official with the U.S. Department of Justice informed Gov. Tim Pawlenty in a [...]
Dallas County judge creating court for troubled veterans
AUSTIN – Soldiers who survive combat only to fall into addiction, depression, rage – and, sometimes, criminal behavior – will have their own court in Dallas County, starting next month. State District Judge Mike Snipes of Dallas attended training in [...]
WI Veterans Home Administrator Whistleblower Complaint Reinstated
MADISON — A judge has reinstated a whistleblower complaint filed by a former Wisconsin Veterans Home administrator who was laid off after warning that donations were being mismanaged. Administrative Law Judge Gary Olstad found probable cause the decision to lay [...]
Wyoming to Offer Gold Star Plates
CASPER, WYOMING – Families of fallen military service members will be able to get gold star license plates starting next year. The Legislature passed two laws to start the program, making Wyoming the 45th state to offer the plates. They [...]
Alabama to Offer POW/MIA License Plate
Alabama is keeping a promise, Max Roberts told a capacity crowd of veterans who met Monday to thank State Sen. Harri Anne Smith and State Rep. Steve Clouse for sponsoring a new vehicle tag honoring military prisoners of war and [...]
Son of Veteran Sues Illinois Veterans Home for Wrongful Death
A man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Illinois Veterans Home at La Salle for the Dec. 8 death of his father, who reportedly choked to death after being given the wrong food. Howard Engler filed a four-count [...]
Dept of Labor Announces Green Jobs for Vets Grant Competition
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has announced a $2 million grant competition under the Veterans’ Workforce Investment Program to assist eligible veterans by providing employment, training, support services, credentialing and networking information in [...]
WI Assembly Committee Backs Better Higher Education Benefits for Veterans
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An Assembly committee has voted to significantly enhance Wisconsin’s higher education benefits for veterans. The Assembly’s veterans affairs committee last week approved a plan that would give veterans 128 credits of free tuition after they exhaust [...]
Deceased Marine's Father Ordered to Pay Protesters Court Costs
BALTIMORE — The father of a Marine killed in Iraq and whose funeral was picketed by anti-gay protesters was ordered to pay the protesters’ appeal costs, his lawyers said Monday. On Friday, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ordered [...]
House Passes Bills Package to Eliminate Homelessness, Provide Job Opportunities and Protect Home Ownership for Veterans
Washington, D.C. – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve seven measures this week that would improve benefits and services to veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs [...]
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