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Senate passes veterans and military budget bill with new programs for veterans and recognition for allied veterans
Summary
The Senate passed Senate File 1959, a state budget and policy bill for the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, adding new veterans programs, Meals on Wheels expansion for Greater Minnesota veterans, enlistment bonuses and recognition for allied Hmong SGU veterans; the conference report passed 45‑19.
The Minnesota Senate on May 17 passed Senate File 1959, a budget and policy bill for the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs that includes funding for veterans’ housing, meal programs, suicide prevention, enlistment bonuses and recognition measures for allied veterans who fought with U.S. forces.
Senators said the conference committee refined several provisions from the Senate bill. The package creates a Veterans Meals on Wheels program for Greater Minnesota, extends support for Metro Meals on Wheels, increases funding for suicide prevention, and funds recruitment and enlistment bonuses for the Department of Military Affairs to preserve education benefits for…
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