Nebraska leaders and Senator Fischer welcomed the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Omaha. Local officials demonstrated to the secretary what the city can do while requesting a new hospital. During the tour to an Omaha VA, the secretary highlighted care for women and young veterans.
In education news, students turned down for grants by the VA for pursuing particular fields have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court. In commercial real estate news, a MoCo firm purchased a VA building real estate portfolio for $77.5 million. In unrelated news, a man sought in a murder case in Florida was located in West Virginia.