Veterans

While still a small percentage of the total veteran population, the number of veterans committing extremist violence has risen sharply, according to a Congressional report.

Lawyers are aggressively advertising potential windfalls for people exposed to contaminated water at the base. But it's too soon to know how the claim process will play out.

Connecticut’s two gubernatorial candidates shared their plans to improve the state’s economy during a business conference today.

An Army Corps of Engineers program teaches former troops how to do curation work, while also preparing them for jobs in other fields.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) met with veterans on Tuesday to discuss how a new law will help service members who were exposed to dangerous toxins during their service.

The Town of Islip on Long Island will receive $3 million in federal funding for a new sewer line.

U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said he wants to help the veteran who attacked him at a campaign stop last month by expanding peer-to-peer veteran support services nationwide.

Connecticut is spending more than $5 million to upgrade hospital infrastructure at the campus of the state’s Department of Veteran Affairs in Rocky Hill.

The bill no longer would force generations of veterans to prove that their illness was caused by toxic exposures suffered in the military in order to get VA coverage

The bill would expand benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins. Senator Richard Blumenthal thinks it has broad bipartisan support.