Sen. Smith: Closure of Chippewa Falls and Green Bay VHRP facilities looms without immediate action

EAU CLAIRE— Wisconsin lawmakers introduced legislation to call attention to the urgent need to fund the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP), following the Joint Finance Committee’s failure to include the program in the state’s recently passed budget. Without swift legislative action, VHRP facilities in Chippewa Falls and Green Bay are slated to close by September 30, 2025, displacing...