by Mark Wasserbauer | May 19, 2019 | Benefits, Military, Veterans
VETERANS! Did you know that you can request your service records on the new VA.gov website? Records include DD 214s, DD 215s, reports of separation, and other release papers. You can also find orders and endorsements, performance reports, awards and decorations...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 19, 2019 | Benefits, State, Taxes
Beginning with tax year 2016, you may be able to subtract certain military retirement pay (including pensions) from your Minnesota taxable income and alternative minimum taxable income. Do I qualify? You may qualify if your retirement pay is taxable on your federal...
by Mark Wasserbauer | May 12, 2019 | Education, Scholarships
Congratulations to Leila Samuelson and Alicia Lagarde! They are this year’s MNGEA Chapter 48 (Duluth) Scholarship award recipients. Both will receive a $1000 scholarship towards their college/university of choice. Leila Samuelson will be attending Concordia...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Apr 10, 2019 | Benefits, Education, Veterans
EANGUS has released a video dealing with a vitally important issue which impacts all veterans who wish to utilize their educational benefits. The “85/15 Rule” is a regulation from the Department of Veterans Affairs that restricts the amount of Veterans...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 31, 2019 | Legislative, Veterans
Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), John Boozman (R-AR), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) recently introduced legislation to prevent the VA from charging veterans for its own accounting mistakes. Every year VA sends thousands of overpayment notices to veterans, which can result...
by | Mar 28, 2019 | National Office
EANGUS Legislative Call to Action 2019-2: Military Student Identifier ISSUE: With the 2015 adoption of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA– Public Law 114-95), military-connected students are now recognized as a distinct subgroup. The ESSA stipulates that the new...
by | Mar 21, 2019 | Benefits, Legislative, National Guard, National Office, Podcast
Overview The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) represents the interests of over 400,000 men and women in the Army and air National Guard, Veterans, and family members, and we are happy to bring you real-time information to...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 17, 2019 | Legislative, Military, Veterans
Weeks of waiting came to an end this week when President Trump released key details of his Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request to Congress. Complete data won’t be available for another week or so but here are some facts and figures about what was requested for the...
