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Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs: 2025 Year in Review & Vision for 2026

Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs: 2025 Year in Review & Vision for 2026

This week we kick off our annual series of Year-in-Review shows with the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. In a full-hour conversation, the Commissioner, Brad Lindsey walks us through the major accomplishments of 2025 and lays out priorities for 2026, including:

  • Three new State Veterans Homes now open and serving residents in Preston, Montevideo, and Bemidji
  • Minnesota reaching functional zero on veteran homelessness in nine of ten continuums of care (only Ramsey County remains)
  • Community Health Navigators deployed to hospitals statewide as part of expanded suicide-prevention efforts
  • Launch of a new veteran food-insecurity program in partnership with Disabled American Veterans and the Minnesota Veterans Food Pantry
  • Continued aggressive hiring and in-house training for healthcare staff at all eight veterans homes. Click here to learn more
  • The official State Veterans Day ceremony now rotating to different regions of Minnesota each year
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Minnesota Association of County Veteran Service Officers

Minnesota Association of County Veteran Service Officers

This week we are recorded live from the Fall Conference of the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers. We meet with the President of the MACVSO’s and Roseau County Veteran Service Officer to find out how CVSO’s around the state help Veterans in need, discuss Veteran Legislative Issues and learn how other Veteran Service Organizations in the state provide resources. Guests include:

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Legislative Update & Brig. Gen. Johanna Clyborne

This week we’ll get a wrap-up of Minnesota’s latest veteran related legislation and we’ll meet Minnesota’s first female Army general officer. Guests include:

  • State Rep. Bob Dettmer
  • State Rep. Jerry Newton
  • Brig. Gen. Johanna Clyborne of the Minnesota National Guard
  • Director Patrick Kelly of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System
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Gold Star Families & VA Women’s Clinic

BenKoppThis week, ahead of Memorial Day, we talk with a gold star mom about the loss of her son in combat, and we’ll hear about all of the services available at the Minneapolis VA’s new Women’s Clinic. Guests include:

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