Lawmakers introduce bill to broaden brain injury treatment for vets
Under the legislation, a TBI Innovation Grant Program would award up to $30 million in grants through 2028 to non-VA health care providers, among others.
By Patricia Kime
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State veterans cemeteries receive grants for improvement, expansion
In fiscal 2025, the VA granted state veterans cemeteries across the country, including for the establishment of one in Alaska, over $77 million.
Department of Veterans Affairs reinstates near-total ban on abortions
New guidance from the Justice Department concluded that the VA lacks legal authority to provide the procedure — including in cases of rape or incest.
By Tanya Noury
Raw sewage, broken AC, bugs: Report reveals squalor at border mission
The visits uncovered “unsanitary conditions in bathroom facilities,” specifically “leaking raw sewage, non-functional toilets, and general disrepair..."
By Eve Sampson
Trump order would allow more VA research on medical marijuana
It does not, however, give Veterans Affairs doctors leeway to prescribe the drug.
By Patricia Kime
Sailors to see $375 million in barracks improvements
Plans include major projects for more urgent renovations and improvements at six bases, as well as smaller projects across 50 bases.
By Karen Jowers