A US Army officer is sueing a Virginia police department after being wrongfully detained. Plus we have information on delayed stimulus funds, student debt cancellations, and more. 

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~Student Loan Forgiveness~

Helpful Links: 

Dept. of Education: https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grants-college.html?src=rn

Source: 

Kery Murakami - The Washington Times https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/29/biden-cancels-another-13-billion-student-loan-debt/

~Delayed Stimulus~

Source:

Tara Siegel Bernard, The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/07/business/veterans-stimulus-checks.html

~Army Officer sues Police Department~

Source:

Celine Catronuovo - TheHill.com

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/547505-army-officer-sues-police-for-pepper-spraying-him-drawing-guns-during

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A congressman is wanting to strip veteran benefits from those who attacked the Capitol. Also, the VA has a huge backlog of claims and records request, BUT is also one of the top places to work… kind of.

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Congressman wants veterans who participated in the Capitol attack to lose benefits.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/03/19/lawmaker-wants-to-strip-benefits-from-veterans-involved-in-januarys-attack-on-congress/

VA backlog

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2021/03/23/skepticism-surrounds-va-promise-to-draw-down-backlog-of-compensation-and-pension-exams/

https://www.militarytimes.com/education-transition/2021/03/25/with-a-half-million-personnel-records-backlogged-va-promises-vaccines-for-archive-staffers-to-catch-up/

VA is one of the best employers in the US

https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/86410/forbes-ranks-va-one-americas-best-large-employers/

https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5618

https://bestplacestowork.org/rankings/detail/VA00

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