5 things to know in veterans news: Ending dog experiments, passing Major Richard Star Act, affordable housing for disabled veterans

Stars and Stripes rounds up key veterans news, including efforts to end VA experiments on dogs, the push to pass the Major Richard Star Act, and affordable housing options for disabled veterans. The Star Act would let medically retired service members with fewer than 20 years of service receive both military retirement pay and VA disability compensation. The article text provided is limited to the headline, so details are drawn from the title only.