Wisconsin Gov, Scott Walker Budgets For 110 Additional Positons At State’s Largest Veterans’ Home

“Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs say they are developing a plan to use additional staff members proposed by the governor to help alleviate safety concerns at the state’s largest veterans home. Gov. Scott Walker’s newest budget proposal includes authorization for more than 110 new positions at the Veterans Home at King as part of $43.3 million in initiatives to help veterans in the next two years. Those positions would include 58 certified nurse assistants and 25 full-time registered nurses. The remainder of the 110 positions would be nonmedical jobs.”