Department of Veterans Affairs

Four state agencies poised to launch new marketing initiative as legislation authorizing $6.8 million for effort is signed into law

Campaign to focus on attracting veterans, Wisconsin alumni and millennials to the state

HUD, VA Team up to Help 54 Homeless Veterans Find Permanent Homes in Wisconsin

The supportive housing assistance announced today is provided through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program.

Bipartisan Omnibus Supports Wisconsin Veterans

Senator Baldwin worked to include reforms that improve services and care for veterans

Governor Walker Signs Bills on Improving Family Access to High-Quality Child Care, Creating Transitional Jobs Program for Wisconsin Veterans, and Increasing Funding for Watershed Protection Grants

Governor Walker signs 64 bills into law at the Wisconsin State Capitol

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Hosts Roundtable with Green Bay Officials on Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

Baldwin helped secure a $3 billion increase in federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic in the bipartisan spending legislation signed by President Trump

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Secures Full Funding for Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act

Baldwin’s Bipartisan Reform Strengthens VA Opioid Prescribing Guidelines and Puts In Place Stronger Oversight and Accountability

Governor Walker Honors Wisconsin’s Vietnam Veterans

Proclaims March 29, 2018 as Vietnam Veterans Day in Wisconsin

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Honored by Disabled American Veterans Organization with Senate Legislator of the Year Award

Senator Baldwin recognized for working to combat the opioid epidemic and fund critical veterans programs and services

Governor Scott Walker Announces Veteran Service Provider Grant Recipients

“It is important that we support our veterans and remember their sacrifices every day"

Help Needed to Prevent Veterans’ Suicides

22 veterans commit suicide every day in U.S. Proposed state program addresses issue.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Nationwide Review of VA Providers in Light of USA Today Report

Governor Walker Announces $400,000 for Non-Profit Organizations to Help Veteran Entrepreneurs

Approximately 11% of all businesses in the state, or 65,000, are veteran owned.

A Primer On Crowded State Prisons

The worst could be Fox Lake prison, at 137% of capacity.

Senators Baldwin, Capito, Moran, Manchin, Blumenthal and Tester Introduce Bipartisan VA Reform to Strengthen Opioid Safety in the VA Choice Program

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Bipartisan VA Reform to Ensure Veterans Receive Care from Trusted Doctors Passes the Senate

The Veterans ACCESS Act prevents doctors once fired or suspended by the VA from treating our veterans again

Coalition Launches Campaign to Fund Renovation of Historic Soldiers Home Buildings in Service of Veterans

Old Main to house homeless, at-risk veterans

King Audit, Hearing Highlight Need for Legislative Oversight and Accountability

DVA unresponsiveness to Legislature, LAB audits should prompt legislative action

Bi-partisan Corey Adams Searchlight Act Would Create “Green Alert” to Help Find Missing At-Risk Veterans

This bill is supported by the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the VFW.

Rep. Hesselbein: Statement on DVA Secretary Zimmerman’s Column

"The divisive and inflammatory rhetoric used by Secretary Zimmerman in his column is counter-productive and well outside the scope of his duties as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs."

Rep. Shankland: Statement on Walker’s Veto of DVA Oversight

"I’m disappointed Governor Walker was unwilling to take even one step forward on an issue so critical to qualify of life for our veterans."

First Lady Tonette Walker Hosts First Spouses in Milwaukee to Discuss Trauma-Informed Care

The two-day conference focuses on Trauma-Informed Care,

President Trump Signs Baldwin-Backed Bipartisan VA Accountability Reform Into Law

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Overmedication and Combat Suicide Among Veterans

An average of 20 veterans a day die from suicide, accounting for nearly a quarter of all deaths from suicide among U.S. adults

As Health Care Debate Shifts, Senator Baldwin and Senate Colleagues Lead Milestone Effort to Bring Down Prescription Drug Prices

Landmark proposal introduced by group of key Senate Democrats to improve the Affordable Care Act by addressing skyrocketing drug prices