Governor Tony Evers Official Portrait
The preview for Governor Tony Evers’ budget for veterans in Wisconsin focuses on hiring more state workers, and doesn’t even mention the troubled veterans home at Union Grove.
The governor unveiled his proposal yesterday. In all, the governor wants to spend $24 million more at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
A good chunk of that money, about $9 million, would go toward new programs for veterans.
Another nearly $8 million would go to hire new nurses, or give current nurses at the state’s veterans’ homes raises.
The governor’s outline doesn’t mention the veterans home at Union Grove, which is ranked among the worst in the country and is under scrutiny for poor care and a lack of nurses.
The governor will deliver his full budget next week.
