Tag: va
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House approves measure aimed at better tracking veteran suicides at VA facilities
The House on Friday passed a measure that would better track veteran suicides on Department of Veterans Affairs campuses as part of a larger bill. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Aurora, sponsored the measure that would set aside $500,000 to create a working group to improve the data collection and analysis of deaths by suicide and attempted…
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Behind Friendly Lines: Saying goodbye, but are we really parting ways?
It began on Feb. 20, 2022. It ended on Nov. 9, 2025. It lasted 1,359 days. When this column began more than 3 1/2 years ago, I pledged to provide content relevant to our military veteran community. Hopefully, I have done just that. The goal of Behind Friendly Lines was to take veterans, spouses, family…
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Government shutdown could trigger furloughs in Colorado Springs, close Rocky Mountain National Park
A looming government shutdown could leave tens of thousands of employees in Colorado Springs without a paycheck and close many government services. A funding bill requires 60 votes to be adopted in the Senate. Senate Republicans only have a three-seat net majority, which means it cannot pass if only the 53 Republicans in the Senate vote for…
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Colorado Springs residents protest VA cutting contracts with unions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Roughly 20 Colorado Springs residents and Veterans Affairs employees gathered Thursday outside of Floyd K. Lindstrom Clinic to protest the agency ending its contracts with several large unions. The VA announced in early August it…
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Southern Colorado VA clinics changing hours
Two Veterans Health Administration clinics in southern Colorado are changing their hours, according to a news release. The Floyd K. Lindstrom Clinic at 3141 Centennial Blvd. will no longer be open Saturdays. The clinic will operate from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday starting next week to accommodate staffing needs. The 6 p.m. closure Monday and Tuesday is an extension…
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Crow proposes bill to help Syrian Kurdish allies
UPDATE: Crow tweeted a video Thursday morning featuring the legislation’s co-sponsor, combat veteran U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., explaining the legislation. U.S. Rep. Jason Crow on Wednesday announced the Syrian Partner Protection Act, an effort to extend special immigrant visas to Syrian Kurds who helped American forces combat ISIS. “The American handshake needs to mean something.…
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Gardner introduces legislation to designate 9-8-8 national suicide hotline number
For anyone contemplating suicide, the number to call is 1-800-273-8255. But that 10-digit number could go down to three and be as easy to memorize as 9-1-1 under proposed federal legislation. Colorado’s U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner introduced on Tuesday the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, which would designate 9-8-8 as the number to call for…
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Long waits for care continue at VA’s Colorado Springs clinic
More than four years after the Department of Veterans Affairs ordered a probe into long waits at the Floyd Lindstrom Clinic in Colorado Springs, veterans here still face some of the nation’s longest delays in care. The latest wait time data from VA shows that one patient in five waits more than a month to…