The campus makeover encompasses about $116.4 million worth of projects.

Nearly a year after the Minnesota Legislature approved a 100-bed skilled nursing home on the Minneapolis Veterans Home campus, the state is still waiting for most of the funding commitment from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

A Minneapolis long-term care facility is the first Minnesota Veterans Home to receive certification to qualify for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.

Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Larry Shellito blasted the decentralized approach recommended by the Select Committee on Veterans Housing, which would shift the state away from the current system in favor of smaller home- and community-based care settings.

Clark Dyrud, who has served as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) for most of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's two terms in office, announced he's retiring from state service effective April 14.