Veterans

Veterans will now have a new place to find help thanks to two men who are working on converting a Flint house into a home for wounded veterans.

United States Senator Gary Peters spoke with WFNT 1470 on Thursday morning during Conversations with Jason Cooper.

According to Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, more than 13,000 veterans have opted for a special designation on driver's licenses and state ID's since they began being offered in May. The optional special license gives veterans an easy way to prove their status to receive discounts from businesses across Michigan...

12 Days to implosion starts Wednesday December 11 on The Tom Sumner Program... Plus commentary and analysis with Flint's premiere political pundit Paul Rozycki, Flint Congressman Dan Kildee talks about protecting service members from predatory loan practices and Former head of the Flint Chamber of Commerce and University Club President Larry Ford reminisces about Genesee Towers...

Life after the military with Christina Balch, the new Lone Ranger through the eyes of radio Lone Ranger Brace Beamer's grandson Bob Daniel and new music from Pussyfoot on The Tom Sumner Program Friday July 12 beginning at 3 p.m. Hear Tom and Andrea weekdays afternoons streaming LIVE at wfnt...

Governor Snyder signed legislation Tuesday that will allow the Secretary of State to add a veterans designation on Michigan driver's licenses and state IDs. Snyder said "we're proud of our military veterans and of everything they have sacrificed...

On Thursday, the Michigan House of Representatives approved two bills that will create a special designation for veterans on driver's licenses and state ID cards. House Bills 4037 and 4287 will eliminate some of the hassle that veteran's go though when trying to prove their military service...

Governor Rick Snyder has signed legislation to ease the job search for veterans with military police experience. House Bill 5590, sponsored by state Representative Joe Graves, allows veterans' experience as military police to meet the experience criterion for licensure as a private security guard...

On Thursday, Gov. Rick Snyder declared November as Hire a Veteran Month and announced a series of upcoming career fairs for veterans, urging Michigan employers to do more to help returning veterans make the transition from military service to employment...

The Michigan House today approved legislation sponsored by state Rep. Joseph Graves that will help veterans return to work faster when returning to civilian life. House Bill 5590 is part of a package of legislation that speeds up the licensing process in Michigan for veterans in 12 different occupations...