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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Chelsie Napiza

Homeless Veterans Left on the Streets as Wisconsin Republicans Vote Down Emergency Housing Aid

Klein Hall and Green Bay’s homeless veteran shelter remain closed after a Wisconsin budget dispute over $1.9 million in Veterans Housing and Recovery Program funding (Credit: Mihály Köles via Unsplash)

Two Wisconsin shelters that once housed homeless military veterans have sat empty for nearly a year, and the political fight over reopening them still has not ended.

Klein Hall in Chippewa Falls and a leased facility in Green Bay closed their doors on 30 September 2025 after Governor Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature failed to agree on an extra £1.39 million ($1.9 million) needed to keep both running.

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