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Colorado housing agencies receive nearly $600,000 to help curb veteran homelessness
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Curbing veteran homelessness in Colorado made headway this week as multiple state housing agencies received almost $600,000 in the form of permanent housing vouchers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under its “HUD-VASH” housing voucher program, awarded 66 housing agencies across the nation a total…
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Colorado senators pressure VA to improve veteran health care
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WASHINGTON — Colorado’s U.S. senators are demanding that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs take action to reduce wait times at the agency’s health care facilities in the state after Congress held a hearing on medical treatment for veterans. Senators Cory Gardner, a Republican, and Michael Bennet, a Democrat, asked in a letter for a…
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BIDLACK | We thank our vets — but can we keep our word to them?
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We’ve just celebrated another Veteran’s Day, and it was a very special one – the one hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I, on the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, at the eleventh hour. World leaders gathered to remember those who served in the war to end all wars, as is fitting…
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THE PODIUM | Feds’ fumbling on vets’ hospital is part of an all-too-familiar pattern
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With the recent opening of the new U.S. Department Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora, we should all be asking ourselves some questions. Why does the government foul up so often? Is it a bug? Or is it a feature? First, a little reminder of the facts. The hospital is opening five years later than planned.…
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BIDLACK | Trump team denigrates expertise; shakeup at VA is a case in point
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I stood in a very deep hole a few years ago, when I was a staffer working veterans issues for Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. I had been given my very simple marching orders – make Colorado the best state for veterans – by the boss. Which is how I ended up in that hole.…
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BIDLACK | There’s no news in good news — or in good government
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Did you hear the one about the time the government worked efficiently and made everyone happy? I’m betting not, but I strongly believe that government actually works pretty well for most people most of the time. It’s common to assert that our elected officials and the bureaucracy they oversee are all a bunch of thieving…
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TIPTON | We must care for every veteran suffering from Agent Orange exposure
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We are fortunate to have a large population of veterans living in Colorado’s Third Congressional district, many of whom served in the Vietnam War. During this brutal war, many of these brave Coloradans fell victim to a terror they could have never foreseen: a toxic herbicide called Agent Orange. Throughout the course of the Vietnam…
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THE PODIUM: Veteran-centered plan embraces community and VA health care
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There is a growing conversation about the future of access to veterans’ health care across the nation. As the longest war continues, it is more apparent that the answer for a previous generation of veterans has fallen significantly short in supporting the needs of Post-911 veterans. It’s past time for an honest, nonpartisan look at…
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TIPTON: Celebrating our veterans every day
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This Saturday is an important one for our nation. It is a day to remember the service and sacrifice of our veterans. Since the founding of our nation, brave men and women have answered the call to serve during times of peace, and during times of great need. They put their lives on hold, often missing…
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Some first aid is on the way for Colorado’s opioid crisis
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In places across Colorado that have been hit hard by the opioid crisis there are few resources, especially for those who’ve served in the military and find themselves with a substance-abuse problem. This week the state learned it’ll get nearly $400,000 for veteran drug courts. The Department of Justice grant is being awarded to the…
