McAuliffe announces milestone in ending veteran homelessness

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“Folks, there is a reason why we are the greatest state in America. We are because we take care of our veterans,” McAuliffe said at a ceremony at a Richmond veterans memorial.

The federal homelessness designation means Virginia has no homeless veterans with the exception of those who have been offered housing but do not want it. The state must find a home for a veteran within 90 days and have more homes available than the number of veterans who have been identified as having no place to live.

Three cities — Las Vegas, and Syracuse and Schenectady in New York — also have met the criteria for claiming an end veteran homelessness in their cities, according to a White House statement. But Virginia is the first state to do so.

Whole article here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/mcauliffe-to-announce-milestone-in-ending-veteran-homelessness/2015/11/11/3c6fdf32-87fb-11e5-be8b-1ae2e4f50f76_story.html?wpisrc=nl_buzz

Nice job, Governor McAuliffe.

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1. Yay!

Nice to see people walk the walk.

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2. McAuliffe has been a pleasent surprise as a Governor. Nothing in his past indicated that he would

govern so far left. That's very promising for us Democrats in this State.