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The Number of Homeless Veterans Drops, but Challenges Remain

Last month, the Obama administration announced that the number of homeless veterans in the United States has dropped 33 percent from 2010 figures. According to the Huffington Post, the White House has committed to ending homelessness among veterans by 2015.

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Michigan Bicyclist Struck and Killed by Alleged Drunk Driver

A Michigan man was arrested July 9 on suspicion of driving under the influence, after his SUV struck a bicyclist in Ada Township, east of Grand Rapids. The bicyclist, a Grand Rapids man of 52, was cycling up a hill

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Drunk Driver Sentenced to 12-30 Years Imprisonment for Fatal Crash

Drivers convicted of drunk driving causing death face heavy sentences. Recently, Joseph Jay Ford was sentenced to between 12.5 and 30 years in prison for a crash that killed two people in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 10, 2013. Judge

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Homelessness Dogs Disproportionate Number of Michigan Veterans

Between 2011 and 2012, the Michigan homeless population dropped modestly from 94,033 to 93,619. But during the same year-to-year period, the trend among homeless veterans moved in the opposite direction, increasing from 4,073 to 4,243 individuals. And there is reason

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VA Counsel held in contempt of court, costs taxpayers $45K

What should have been a mere $200 fine for failing to appear in court, turned into a case that settled for $45,000 in fines. Judge David M. Murkowski, of the Kent County Probate Court, said that typically when someone fails

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Michigan Veterans Not Using Services

Michigan has a significant concentration of resident veterans – around 700,000.  However, in December, it was revealed that Michigan also has the lowest percentage of veterans who utilize benefits and services available to them. According to a report released by

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Snyder advocates for Medicaid expansion in statewide talks

Snyder demanded Senate Republicans to “take a vote, not a vacation” and urged residents to “bug the living daylights” out of them. After his recent blast of the Senate Republicans for their failure to vote on Medicaid expansion and reform

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