William Elfering
[Lauren Skousen:] I am not reassured by your email, because our nation decided "separate" and "separation" is inherently unequal. It is patently unjust that OSU insists on siloing off veterans from the broader work of "fostering community" and "cultural engagement." Furthermore, data
HCPA
On October 4, 2024, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a Congressional Inquiry to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the second Congressional inquiry received by the Department of Justice about not enforcing the Soldiers Amendment. In November of 2019, (then-AG) William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray, who remains in
OR
The following was submitted by Representative James Hieb on September 27, 2024, to the Oregon Legislative Counsel, to draft a bill in the proper legal language. Until it is introduced in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, it is a Legislative Concept (LC). *UPDATE: Hieb was not reelected, so LC 2560 was
Kim Thatcher
The following was submitted by Senator Kim Thatcher on September 27, 2024, to the Oregon Legislative Counsel as a kind of escalation of Ron Wyden’s DoJ Inquiry. Here is the text of the draft Oregon Memorial on hate crimes, LC 3146; *UPDATE: When the Legislative Session began, it was
William Elfering
Thank you again for reaching out about the Holcomb Center at Oregon State University. The Holcomb Center is dedicated to supporting military service members, veterans, and their families by providing resources such as counseling, career guidance, educational support, and community building. As you likely know, the Center is much more
MCRA
Oregon Representative Shelly Boshart Davis serves District 15 in the Oregon Legislative Agenda, a district that includes Albany. This conversation occurred September 25, 2024. Transcript Shelly Boshart Davis: Logan? Logan! Logan M. Isaac: I've got something from Sarah Gelser Bowen for you, and I didn't want
MCRA
Oregon Senator James Manning II was the Chair of the Oregon Senate Committee On Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on September 25, 2024, when this conversation occurred. Transcript James Manning: Morning. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too. Logan M. Isaac: Was thinking it was 9, 15,
MCRA
Oregon Representative Rick Lewis was a member of the Oregon House Committee On Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on September 23, 2024, when this conversation occurred. Transcript Logan M. Isaac: I won't take too much of your time. I'm meeting with Representative Tran after this.
MCRA
Oregon Representative Thuy Tran was the Chair of the Oregon House Committee On Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on September 23, 2024, when this conversation occurred. She was also a part of the ORLA Veterans Caucus at the time, and had her paid staffer present for the meeting as
Justin Brown
I don't want you to hear me asking HillVets to 'weigh in' on anything; my BA is in Nonprofit Management and I know how meek NGOs can be on advocacy because of unnecessary anxiety over losing their tax exempt status. "Getting across the finish line&
Justin Brown
Hey Justin, There are a couple things happening that I wanted you and HillVets to have a heads up about. Two things at the federal level will be coming from Ron Wyden, the Senate Finance Committee Chair and senior Senator from Oregon. I also emailed you August 7th but heard
Election 2024
Tonight was the first debate between Trump and Harris, and I have a question for the Democratic nominee… Harris was serving as the CA Attorney General in 2013 when Assembly Bill 556 was made law, adding “military and veteran status” to the classes protected by the state Civil Rights Department