The Brief
- Atlanta VA nurses plan to rally Tuesday morning against proposed staffing and mental health service cuts.
- Demonstration begins at 11 a.m. outside the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur.
- Nurses say the cuts would slash by more than half the staff caring for veterans with serious mental illnesses.
DECATUR, Ga. – Registered nurses at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center are planning a rally Tuesday to protest proposed federal cuts to staffing and mental health services for veterans and the homeless.
What we know:
The demonstration is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. outside the medical center on Clairmont Road in Decatur. Organizers say VA……