Veterans Push Back on Gov. Pillen's Proposal to Tap Aid Fund to Balance Budget

Veterans, others rap plan to tap aid fund

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen's plan to pull $5 million from the Veterans' Aid Fund to help balance Nebraska's $471 million budget shortfall received pushback from veterans and local officials.

Advocates decry proposed $5 million transfer from Veterans Aid Fund to help state veterans homes

The Nebraska State Capitol. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — Advocates for veterans pleaded with state lawmakers to maintain funds slated to be transferred from a veterans’ aid program to support veterans homes, despite the director of Nebraska’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs saying the transfer would not reduce services. The Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee heard public comments Tuesday on proposed budget adjustmen…

Veterans push back on Gov. Pillen's proposal to tap aid fund to balance budget

Nebraska veterans and county officials urged lawmakers to reject Gov. Jim Pillen's plan to pull $5 million from the Veterans’ Aid Fund to help close a $471 million budget gap.