by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 23, 2015 | Legislative, Retirement
MNGEA Legislative Report (addendum) 23 January 2015 SF0040 was heard in the Senate tax committee on 15 Jan 15. Minnesota State Senator Gazelka introduced the bill as a golden opportunity to include in the omnibus tax bill. This is a perfect opportunity because...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 21, 2015 | Benefits, Veterans
Free Tax Preparation, Advice Available to Military Families With the New Year comes the annual dread of tax-filing season and the confusion and stress that can go along with it, especially for military families whose tax returns can be further complicated by frequent...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 21, 2015 | Benefits, National Guard, Retirement, Veterans
TRICARE and the ACA (Obamacare) We know it is not kind to start the beginning of the year by talking about filing taxes but there is no getting around them 2014 is the first year that the ACA-Affordable Care Act (or as it is generally known Obamacare) requires that...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jan 12, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard
By Brian Everstine, Staff writer 4:40 p.m. EST January 6, 2015 (Photo: Boeing) Another fight between the Army and the National Guard over the Apache attach helicopter may be ahead. The nation’s governors plan to continually press Army leadership to let the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Dec 23, 2014 | Benefits, Legislative, Veterans
Veterans Issues Saw Legislative Success in 2014 By Leo Shane III, Staff writer (Military Times) 9:16 a.m. EST December 22, 2014 Veterans faced a disheartening series of nationwide scandals related to their benefits and care in 2014, but that also brought an...