After years of neglect, Michigan veterans\u2019 issue in the public policy realm are being adequately addressed.<\/p>\n
“By and large, the veteran issues for many years haven’t had a champion,” said Rep. Harvey Santana, a Democrat from Detroit who served in the Navy.<\/p>\n
His Republican colleague and fellow veteran Greg MacMaster, of Kewadin, agrees: “The state wasn’t as friendly to veterans<\/a>, and now we’re turning that around.”<\/p>\n (Related: \u2018Pension poachers\u2019 blamed for backlog in approval of VA applications<\/a>)<\/p>\n A veterans\u2019 agency<\/a> was created by Gov. Rick Snyder with a cabinet-level director. Additionally, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing a number of bills aimed at assisting those who served their country.<\/p>\n “I’m very happy to see that there’s been a change of heart. It appears that the legislature is more in tune to the needs of veterans<\/strong> (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2014 budget, which still needs Snyder’s signature, includes $1.5 million to improve a program connecting veterans with jobs. After years of neglect, Michigan veterans\u2019 issue in the public policy realm are being adequately addressed. “By and large, the veteran…<\/span><\/p>\n