by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 6, 2017 | Education, Legislative
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 (U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, and Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today are introducing legislation to...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 1, 2017 | Benefits, News
New Legislation Includes Portions of Sen. Franken’s Bill to Help Bring Hard-Earned Benefits to Guardsmen & Reservists Who Were Deployed to Dangerous Areas WASHINGTON, D.C. [02/28/17]—Today, U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) said that he is putting the pressure on...
by | Feb 28, 2017 | Legislative, Roll Call
Drill Weekend Talking Points: March 2017 Update From Washington The 115th Congress is in full swing. The Democrat Caucus and Republican Conference conducted their retreats in January, new and returning members jostled for committee, and subcommittee,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 27, 2017 | Benefits, Veterans
Below is an article from TREA (The Enlisted Association) regarding Concurrent Receipt. This has been an ongoing initiative for MNGEA and EANGUS and this article gives a great breakdown on the topic. The article below was published on TREA’s “The Enlisted...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 27, 2017 | National Guard
By: Kathleen Curthoys (Military Times) – February 26, 2017 Reserve component officers and warrant officers can go on active duty if they apply to be considered within the next few weeks. The Army is expanding the Regular Army Call to Active Duty program this...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 15, 2017 | National Guard
By: Charlsy Panzino, Air Force Times, February 7, 2017 The Air National Guard is working with private employers to renegotiate the number of reserve training days for its airmen. ANG Director Lt. Gen. Scott Rice said the shift to a fully operational reserve force has...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 13, 2017 | Medical
Military.com | Feb 01, 2017 | by Amy Bushatz Monthly Tricare dental premiums for active-duty families as well as National Guard and Reserve members and their families will drop across all categories May 1 — in some cases more than $15 — as the program is...
by Frank Yoakum | Feb 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) A QCD is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to a qualified charity like We Care For America. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distribution for the year as long as certain...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 2, 2017 | News
From the Minnesota Department of Revenue site …. ST. PAUL, Minn. –– Income tax season is in full swing, and there are now more than 220 sites across the state offering free tax assistance for those filing income tax and property tax refund returns, the Minnesota...
