(Daily Hampshire Gazette- Maddie Fabian) Five separate initiatives supporting veterans of all walks of life are included in the state’s $56 billion fiscal 2024 budget signed into law Wednesday.
The budget includes around $1.7 million for programs championed by state Sen. John Velis, D-Westfield, that will support women veterans, LGBTQ service members, disabled veterans, Vietnam veterans and veterans with trauma.
“We can’t be known as a commonwealth and we can’t be known as a nation that values some service more than others,” said Velis, who is chair of the state’s Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs. “This was a very robust budget in terms of what we were able to do for veterans.”
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