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County officials who work directly with veterans across Wisconsin say a change to their state funding is hindering needed services for veterans, especially in poor and rural counties.
Last year, Gov. Scott Walker approved changes to a nearly 50-year old funding model for county veteran service offices in Wisconsin, shifting the state from fixed, block grants to a reimbursement system. But nearly a year after the changes, veterans advocates say the state has not enacted official rules on how to submit expenses or given specifics on what qualifies for reimbursement. The changes, part of Walkerâs 2015-17 budget, directed the state Department of Veterans Affairs to make rules for the reimbursement process.
Several counties statewide say their veterans’ offices are being denied funding, putting their services to local veterans at
risk. Local veteran service officers, along with county executives across the state and local Republican Party chapters, have criticized Wisconsinâs veterans agency for the funding change and lack of reimbursement rules. The groups say the reimbursement model is arbitrary, hampers efforts to provide needed services and disproportionately damages poor and rural counties.
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