The fund is reducing awards as it faces a surge in claims before the fund’s 2020 expiration date.
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Gillibrand, Armed Services Committee Scold Housing Execs Following Military Survey
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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and the other senators on the Armed Services Subcommittee were infuriated with real estate executives over health hazards in military base homes.
1776 ‘Christmas Riot’ Reveals Long-Forgotten Tensions Between PA And MA
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A Christmas Day battle at Fort Ticonderoga between Massachusetts and Pennsylvania regiments in the Continental Army has long been a mystery. Now, new documents detail what happened and why.
Food and Farms
Proposed Changes To Military Milk Deliveries Could Hurt New York’s Dairy Industry
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A new federal proposal would change the way New York’s military installations get milk, and could hurt local dairy farmers. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is trying to stop it.
Crime and Justice
At 10 years old, Buffalo’s Veteran Treatment Court Now Mentors Similar Programs
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Ten years ago, Buffalo became the first city in the nation to introduce a court specifically for veterans who, through support and treatment, could overcome issues that put them in legal trouble.
As Rumors Swirl Around Bainbridge Veterans Clinic, Vets Wonder What’s Going On
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The VA wants to move its Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Bainbridge, a rural community in right off I-88 in Chenango County, to Oneonta. Rumors of that move have intensified over the last year, but veterans, stakeholders and residents don’t know why a move would be made. Even more, they wonder if it would be better.
New York Veterans Ask VA To Include Women In The Agency’s Motto
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The VA motto, which is taken from Lincoln’s second inaugural speech, addresses veterans with the male pronoun. Some veterans want to change the wording to include women.
Ground Is Broken On African-American Veterans Monument, Though More Funds Are Needed
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BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) – Ground was broken Friday at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park on the site where a future African-American Veterans Monument will be erected.
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Remembering The ‘American St. Nick’
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Richard Brookins died last Thursday at the age of 96. He was a WWII veteran but his impact as a soldier is perhaps best known for the impromptu decision to have him dress up as Saint Nicholas on December 5th, 1944.
At 10 years old, Buffalo’s Veteran Treatment Court Now Mentors Similar Programs
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Ten years ago, Buffalo became the first city in the nation to introduce a court specifically for veterans who, through support and treatment, could overcome issues that put them in legal trouble and were preventing them from living lives as productive civilians.
Energy
Indictment: Russian Military Targeted PA Nuclear Power Company
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STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – A federal indictment filed this week alleges Russian hackers targeted a nuclear power company near Pittsburgh beginning in 2014, in addition to anti-doping agencies throughout the world.