by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 2, 2015 | Legislative
28 February 2015 TO: MNGEA Executive Council, Area Chairpersons and MNGEA members FROM: Ray Kennedy, MNGEA Resolutions Committee Chair 1. Annual Call for 2015 MNGEA Resolutions. 2. Proposed Resolutions wil be considered at the 2015 Annual MNGEA Conference are due to...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 25, 2015 | Legislative
Click on the link below to view the latest legislative article from MNGEA Executive Vice President Ray Kennedy. I apologize for the delay in getting this loaded to the website. Thanks to Ray for keeping us informed on the latest info …...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 25, 2015 | Benefits, National Guard, Retirement, Veterans
The MCRMC has proposed significant changes to the military healthcare system. Their plan calls for a Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP)-like program with the government paying annual enrollment fees, but with military treatment facilities (MTFs)...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 25, 2015 | Benefits, Retirement
An article in Stars and Stripes tells us that during his first visit to Afghanistan as the new U.S.. Secretary of Defense, “Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Sunday he is open to altering the military retirement system but would not want changes forced on...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 16, 2015 | National Guard, Veterans
By Patricia Kime, Staff writer (Military Times) – 5:01 p.m. EST February 12, 2015 (Photo: Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez/Marine Corps) The Defense Department’s failure to follow regulations on solid waste disposal, along with its practice of burning prohibited items...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 16, 2015 | National Guard
By Brian Everstine, Staff writer (Air Force Times) 1:22 p.m. EST – February 13, 2015 ORLANDO, Fla. — The Air Force is asking Congress to let it use reserve pilots to train active duty, a move both to increase the number of available instructors and to...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 13, 2015 | National Guard, News
Minnesota Department of Revenue sent this bulletin at 02/12/2015 04:57 PM CST Form W-4MN has been updated to include a withholding exemption for certain members of the Minnesota National Guard or active duty U.S. military members. The exemption is available only to...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 12, 2015 | News
Article by: Mary Lynn Smith, Star Tribune Updated: February 10, 2015 – 10:28 AM Allan Kelly wants the truth to be told about his time with the NBC anchor. Allan Kelly of Duluth stood by his Chinook helicopter in Pakistan in 2005. He said he was one of...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 12, 2015 | National Guard
By Peter Passi Duluth News Tribune (Tribune News Service) – Published: February 11, 2015 On Feb. 10, 1941, the Northland’s own 125th Field Artillery Battalion of the Minnesota National Guard — 600 members strong — was inducted into federal service as the U.S....
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 10, 2015 | National Guard
By Michelle Tan, Staff writer (Army Times) 7:58 a.m. EST February 9, 2015 The Army is reorganizing 20 brigade combat teams and inactivating six others this year as it pushes to complete a sweeping — and accelerated — reorganization. The moves come as the Army has...
