Atlanta VA nurses planning rally Tuesday morning against cuts

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…

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