Nebraska leaders and Senator Fischer welcomed the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Omaha. Local officials presented to the secretary local infrastructure capabilities while pushing for a new hospital. During the tour to an Omaha VA, the secretary focused on care for women and young veterans.
In legal developments, students turned down for grants by the VA for pursuing particular fields have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In real estate news, a MoCo firm acquired a VA building property collection for $77.5 million. In a separate case, a man sought in a murder case in Florida was found in West Virginia.