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VA overhauls application process for caregiver support program after court ruling 5 days ago Army veterans Camron Fox, right, and his wife, Penny, walk to their seats before a National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony in Honolulu on Sept. 21, 2012. (Cpl. Reece Lodde/Marine Corps) Veterans Affairs officials are overhauling their application process for caregiver benefits while simultaneously fighting a court ruling that would force them to allow a legal review for individuals rejected for the program. The move follows an order last month from a panel of U.S....

Caregivers rejected for VA financial aid could get new appeal chances 1 hour ago A wounded veteran listens during the dedication ceremony for the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Florida on Nov. 20, 2015. (VA photo) Caregivers of seriously wounded veterans who were previously denied benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs may get a new chance to appeal that decision under a court ruling issued this week. The move has the potential to award tens of thousands of dollars to some families that have struggled to act as full-time caregivers to veterans, but payouts are still likel...

Thu. March 4, 2021 8:00 AM by Gerald Farinas Madison, Wis. - Wisconsin Republicans are poised to ban transgender students from participating in school athletics matching their gender identities. Legislators have prepared two bills that argue girls are at a biological disadvantage when competing against male-to-female transgender persons—an argument debunked by various studies. The ban would cover sports not classified as co-ed in public elementary, middle, intermediate, high school, and college athletics, even in the University of Wisconsin syste...

The teenager charged in the Mayfair mall shooting will remain in juvenile court Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy with a shotgun heads back to his vehicle in the parking lot of Mayfair mall in Wauwatosa, where multiple people were shot on Friday, November 11, 2020. Circuit Judge Brittany Grayson, appointed to the bench in 2019, issued her decision after hearing closing arguments that followed a daylong evidentiary hearing earlier in the month. The teen is charged with eight counts of...

2nd round of eviction prevention assistance makes $22.9M available for Louisville renters Share Updated: 3:11 PM EST Feb 12, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 3:11 PM EST Feb 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript well, think about it. It's kind of hard to believe, but we're beginning the 12th month of living with the pandemic. But it's encouraging, right? We got the vaccines coming along. We're making a lot of progress. Probably vaccinated 13 14% of the community now, with ah lot more coming along. So the end is in sight now. At the same time, ...