(WLUK) — A bill supporting Wisconsin’s homeless veterans was passed by the State Senate Wednesday and now heads to the desk of Governor Tony Evers.
The bill uses an existing $1.9 million to create a new state grant program. It would fund four nonprofits that house veterans in southeastern Wisconsin — two in Milwaukee, one in Janesville and one in Madison.
Meanwhile, the shuttered Veterans Housing and Recovery Program facilities in Green Bay and Chippewa Falls still sit empty. These locations closed in September after a lapse in funding in the state budget…