Fix NY 's Military Service Credit Law: Mission Accomplished

May 31, 2016: Excellent News. Great work and a heartfelt thanks to fellow veterans, interested public, veterans groups, union professionals, Assembly Woman Paulin, Senator Larkin, other legislative sponsors and staffs, and all others who fought so many years for equity and honor in NY's military service credit program. The simple concept, that those who sacrificed years of their life in defense of this great nation (and great state) should be treated fairly, carried the day in New York.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Welcome to (Article 20, RSSL) Chapter 41 of the Laws of 2016

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  ALL specific questions should be directed to your retirement service. Do Not rely on your buddy for correct information. Do Not  call your...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

The Bill is Signed!

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Excellent News. Great work and a heartfelt thanks to fellow veterans, interested public, veterans groups, union professionals, legislative s...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

MAY 19: VEA DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (REPLY BY 2 JUNE 2016)

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     It is great to see the veterans publicly supporting  this legislation. They will highlight that:     1. The buyback is a modest a...
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Thursday, May 12, 2016

2016 VEA Passes in Senate (May 5) and Assembly (May 18), on to the Governor

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I As promised by the sponsors following the stinging defeat in the budget process, both bills have  rapidly passed  the respective houses: ...
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Friday, April 1, 2016

Budget Failure for VEA...Back to Backing our Bill

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I  Summary of Recent Events: The bipartisan and near unanimous VEA failed to make it into the 1 April 2016 NY State Budget despite the best ...
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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Crunch Time: Call and Email, Call and Email, Call and Email

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1. The hard cold facts:     a. Funding to reform the military service credit program must be in  the one-house budget (March 14, 2016). ...
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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Governor Cuomo AWOL on Military Service Credit Reform

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Despite promising to work to reform and expand the state's military service credit program, the Governor failed to include any funding o...
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Friday, January 8, 2016

New Military Service Credit Bills for 2016

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Notwithstanding any negotiations that may or may not have taken place for the 2016 legislative process, the following military service credi...
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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Happy Veterans Day - Great News for Veterans

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Awesome  Breaking News...Read the carefully constructed and carefully written press release  here . This is a HUGE step forward for NY...
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Learning from the Double Veto: Important and Achieveable Military Buyback Reform in NY

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After the disappointing November 2014 override-proof veto of  The Veterans' Equality Act/Veterans' Buyback Bill and again after the...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Response to Governor Cuomo's Veto

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Possible Good News November 11, 2015- Some sort of military service credit expansion is a possibility next year: Not necessarily for all vet...
Sunday, October 25, 2015

GOVERNOR REQUESTS VETERANS' EQUALITY ACT AND VETOES IT

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Veto. Memo 221. A sad day for equity and honor for NY's excluded combat, wartime, and Cold War veterans.  1. The Veterans' Equali...
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