Department of Veterans Affairs

Gov. Evers Takes Action on Dozens Of Bills

MATC Hosting Benefits Fair for Veterans – Tuesday, Feb. 24 and Wed., Feb. 25

40,000 Greetings From Around the Globe

WDVA’s Valentines for Veterans Program Elicits Overwhelming Response

Valentines for Wisconsin Veterans

2025 Wrap Up: Gov. Evers Highlights 2025 Accomplishments

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves Approximately $185 Million in Projects Across Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Announces Recipient of the First Annual Anna Mae Robertson Veteran Legacy Award

DWD Announces 2025 Vets Ready Employer Initiative Recipients

State Building Commission Releases Funding Gov. Evers Requested to Revamp Corrections Facilities

More than $700 million approved for key state projects across UW System and corrections, among others

Sen. Keyeski Introduces Bills to Support & Honor Wisconsin’s Veterans, Including Bill to Improve Veterans’ Mental Health

WDVA Awards $550,000 to Veteran Nonprofits

Gov. Evers, DVA Announce Nearly $2 Million in Grants to Veteran Memorial Cemeteries

Gov. Evers, Dva Announce Nine Organizations to Receive Veteran Mental Health Community-based Organization Grants

New Digital Learning Lab at Soldiers Home to Support Veterans

Partnership expands access to technology for veterans who otherwise go without

Gov. Evers Sends Letter Urging Congress to Reject President Trump’s Reckless Cuts to Programs That Lower Costs for Working Families, Support Affordable Housing, Invest in Local Communities

Governor warns Wisconsin Congressional delegation that President Trump’s budget will gut programs aimed at lowering energy bills, improving access to affordable housing, and investing in local community and economic development

Baldwin, Colleagues Demand Trump’s Va Drop Near Total Abortion Ban

Wisconsin has over 25,000 female veterans

Senator Baldwin Secures Wins for Wisconsin in Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Funding Bills

Legislation advanced out of Senate on bipartisan majorities, teeing up for negotiations with the House

Rep. Robyn Vining Introduces Veteran Mental Health Bill

Gov. Evers Slams Legislature for Failing to Approve Investments in Veterans Causing Housing Location Closures

Two of three veteran housing locations to close after Legislature rejects governor’s funding request

Apply Now: Wisconsin to Recognize Employers Who Hire and Retain Veterans

Deadline to Apply for the Vets Ready Employer Award is July 18

AG Kaul Joins Bipartisan Effort to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits

Baldwin Releases Report on How Trump Cuts Are Hurting Veterans and Caregivers

4 out of 5 veterans are worried about cuts impacting care

Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery to hold Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 25

WDVA Launches New and Accessible Website

Gov. Evers, WisDOT Join Ho-Chunk Nation to Unveil Signs for the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway

Department of Workforce Development Seeks Wisconsin Employers Who go Above and Beyond for Veterans

Apply Now for the Vets Ready Employer Initiative

AG Kaul Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees

Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin’s Veteran Employment Services Rank Top Five in America for Second Consecutive Year

Gov. Evers Announces Evers Administration to Recruit Federal Workers Affected by Mass Trump Administration Firings

Governor launches new portal to support fired federal workers and other displaced professionals as Evers Administration announces series of virtual job fairs recruiting in high-demand sectors

AG Kaul Joins Bipartisan Effort to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits

Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Highlighting 2025-27 Executive and Capital Budget Investments Supporting Wisconsin’s Veterans and Their Families

Baldwin, Senators Push Back on Trump Administration’s Claims that Cutting 83,000 VA Employees Will Have No Impact on Veterans’ Care & Benefits

“We will make sure the public knows the truth – that cutting back to 2019 staffing levels means firing over 18,000 nurses, ten percent of the VA police force, nearly 10,000 schedulers, and more than thirty percent of the Veterans Benefits Administration staff.”

Gov. Evers Releases Statement on New Lawsuit Suing Trump Administration for Illegally Firing Federal Workers Including Thousands of Veterans

Gov. Evers Slams President Trump and Trump Administration’s Continued Attacks on Veterans

New report indicates Trump Administration is set to cut 80,000 jobs from Veterans Affairs

Baldwin Leads Senators Demanding Trump Protect Veterans Crisis Hotline Amid Deep Staffing Cuts at VA

Baldwin Demands VA Secretary Defend Veterans’ Private Information from Elon Musk

Valentines for Wisconsin Veterans

Baldwin’s Bill to Connect Veterans with Earned Benefits Now Heads to the President’s Desk

Click here to hear from Veterans how County Veteran Service Officers connect them with benefits

WDVA Announces the 2024 Woman Veteran of the Year

Yolanda Medina, M. Ed., USMC Veteran

DWD Announces Winners of 2024 Vets Ready Employer Awards

Twenty-two employers honored for exemplary commitment to hire and support veterans

WDVA Awards $550,000 to Veteran Nonprofits

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves 50 Community Projects Across Wisconsin Supported by $50 Million State Budget Investment

Council adopts resolution in support of veterans’ mental health awareness

Gov. Evers, Evers Administration Recognize World Suicide Prevention Day, Highlight Grants to Help Reduce Suicide Deaths

Evers Administration highlights ongoing work and investments to help reduce suicide as the deaths by suicide in Wisconsin exceed 900 for second consecutive year

Baldwin Pushes VA to Ensure Wisconsin VA Facilities are Properly Staffed

Letter follows reports of persistent vacancies within VA facilities

Plans for New Wisconsin Veterans Museum Moving Forward

Baldwin Demands Investigators Follow Up on Reports Coast Guard Mishandled Sexual Assault Allegations

Baldwin's call comes after new reports that survivors were not provided resources to report sexual assault and get accountability

Gov. Evers, DVA Announce Veteran Mental Health Community-Based Organization Grant Recipients

Gov. Evers Take Actions on 44 Bills

Gov. Evers Urges Legislative Action to Address Wisconsin’s Mental Health Crisis, Announces Interagency Council on Mental Health

Baldwin, Van Orden Lead Wisconsin Delegation in Introducing Bill to Rename Tomah VA after Wisconsin Veteran Jason Simcakoski

In 2016, Senator Baldwin passed “Jason’s Law” to strengthen VA’s opioid prescribing guidelines and provide safer pain management to veterans

In 2023, Senator Baldwin Delivered for Wisconsin

2023 Roundup: Gov. Evers Highlights 2023 Accomplishments

Baldwin and Colleagues Demand VA Step Up and Protect Veterans from Prescription Drug Abuse

Senators push VA to enforce existing protections for veterans seeking prescription opioids, ensure community care program administrators and providers meet Department standards

WDVA Secures More Than $700,000 for Veteran Long-Term Care

Gov. Evers, DVA Announce Applications Open for Three Grants Supporting Veteran Mental Health

Gov. Evers, First Lady Encourage Wisconsinites to Take Care of Mental Health During the Holiday Season

WDVA Awards More Than $474,000 in Veterans Mental Health Grants to Organizations Across Wisconsin

Gov. Evers Announces Winners of 2023 Vets Ready Employer Awards

Seventeen employers honored for exemplary commitment to hiring and supporting veterans

Baldwin Successfully Pushes VA to Pay Earned Benefits to Up to 650 Veterans After Doctor Misdiagnosed Conditions

Baldwin has been advocating for new exams, proper compensation, and an investigation into doctor for 2 years

Senator Baldwin Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Delivering Earned Health Care and Benefits for Toxic-Exposed Veterans

More than four million veterans have been screened for toxic exposure and nearly 350,000 Americans have been approved for expanded benefits because of the PACT Act

Baldwin Successfully Pushes VA to Reexamine & Pay Earned Benefits to 600 Veterans After Doctor Misdiagnosed Conditions

Doctor who misdiagnosed veterans was terminated from Tomah VA

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs partners with MKE Urban Stables for Milwaukee Area Veterans

Gov. Evers, DVA Announce Grants for Community-Based Organizations Supporting Veteran Mental Health

VA announces new community-based outpatient clinic in Oconomowoc

WDVA Secretary-designee Bond Announces Leadership Team

Senators Baldwin, Sullivan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Veterans Access Earned Benefits

Of the 19 million veterans, less than half are enrolled in VA Health Care System and only five million were receiving disability compensation

Gov. Evers: State of Mental Health “Burgeoning Crisis”

Governor declares 2023 the Year of Mental Health

Gov. Evers, DVA Announce More Than $420,000 in Grants to 13 Organizations Helping Wisconsin Veterans and Families

Gov. Evers Appoints James Bond to Serve as DVA Secretary

Appointment marks first openly gay cabinet secretary in state history

Gov. Evers Announces DVA Secretary Mary Kolar to Retire

2022 Roundup: Gov. Evers Highlights 2022 Accomplishments

Gov. Evers Honors Wisconsin’s Veterans on Veterans Day

Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin Awarded $3.2 Million for Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery Expansion

Senators Baldwin, Warren, and Hirono Urge the Biden Administration to Take Concrete Actions to Expand Access to Medication Abortion

“As states escalate bans and restrictions on abortion, there is more urgency than ever to take immediate steps to expand access to medication abortion”

Senator Baldwin’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Prevention Hotline Launches Nationwide

Baldwin helped deliver funding for 988 line through omnibus legislation and bipartisan Safer Communities Act

WDVA Now Accepting Grant Applications for Nonprofits that Serve Veterans

Senator Baldwin Votes to Deliver Earned Health Care and Benefits for Toxic-Exposed Veterans

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves More than $106 Million in Projects Across Wisconsin

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Marks Two Years in Office, Observes Victories in Equity

Gov. Evers, WDVA Announce More Than $549,000 in Grants to 14 Organizations Helping Wisconsin Veterans and Families

Veterans Chamber of Commerce, Wisconsin Veterans Network launch VetWorks Wisconsin serving military members and families transitioning to Wisconsin

Program provides comprehensive employment, wellness, and reintegration support during transition process to communities around Wisconsin

New DSPS Military Pathways Grant Program Opens for Applications

The grants of up to $50,000 are designed to help educational institutions develop formal pathways that allow military training to satisfy some occupational licensing requirements.

Gov. Evers Announces State Building Commission Approves More than $60 Million in Projects Across Wisconsin

Gov. Evers Takes Action on 29 Bills, Vetoes Legislation Restricting Reproductive Healthcare

Gov. Evers, WDVA Announce Grant Application Period Open for Nonprofits that Assist, Train Veteran Entrepreneurs

Eligible nonprofits must apply for the grant by Nov. 1, 2021, at 4 p.m.

Milwaukee Preservation Alliance Honored by Wisconsin Historical Society

MPA’s decade-long effort to Save the Soldiers Home receives Historic Preservation Award

Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin Awarded $3 Million for Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery Expansion

Wisconsin National Guard continues COVID-19 testing throughout the state

Panel discussion looks to connect Veterans from diverse backgrounds with health care services

Wisconsin National Guard conducts shortened COVID-19 testing week due to New Year’s holiday

WDVA to Host Virtual Roundtables on Supporting Veterans

Attendees to Discuss Future Funding of WDVA Programs, Benefits, Services

Wisconsin National Guard tops 900,000 COVID-19 tests collected; testing week shortened over Thanksgiving holiday

Safe. Secure. Counted! Make Sure Your Vote Counts in the 414 this Election Day

City of Milwaukee’s Election Commission provides information on Election Day voting

Safe. Secure. Counted! Make Sure Your Vote Counts in the 414 this Election Day

City of Milwaukee’s Election Commission provides information on Election Day voting

Wisconsin National Guard will conduct COVID-19 specimen collection in 45 Wisconsin counties this week

Baldwin, Colleagues Call on Postmaster General to Immediately Reverse Operational Changes to the U.S. Postal Service Causing Delays of Critical Medications to Americans

Senators: "We continue to have grave concerns regarding widespread delays in the delivery of critical medications that millions of Americans rely upon every day."

Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call on VA Secretary Wilkie to Provide Coverage for Telehealth Services for America’s Veterans During the Pandemic

G.I. Bill is Great for Veterans, America, But Not Enough

Wisconsin National Guard continues statewide COVID-19 testing this week