Election 2024
📧 “Harris on military civil rights” to Sullivan
What would change, if anything, after the election? Is this something America might consider were it not for the appearance of favor right before the election?
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Election 2024
AG Harris ignored civil rights
In 2013, while Kamala Harris was serving as its Attorney General, the state of California passed Assembly Bill 556, adding “military and veteran status” to the jurisdiction of our nation’s largest Civil Rights Department.  However, the agency she oversaw has yet to implement or enforce military civil rights. This
OSU Student Veterans
📧 “Holcomb Center” from Elfering
As we have discussed in person, the Holcomb Center is here to support our OSU Military-Connected community, and if the students are interested in hosting the event herein the center I am happy to help get that scheduled and supported appropriately. I have connected you in person with members
OSU Student Veterans
📧 “Holcomb Center” with OSU
Lauren [Skousen], I went by your office in SEC 206 today to make an appointment to discuss this with you in person, but staff were unable to help me because you were not in your office this morning. You also have not responded to my email from almost a week
Election 2024
📧 “Harris on military civil rights” from Sullivan
The topic of state and federal agencies failing to meet their statutory obligations to veterans could be a good topic overall, but we would want some kind of a Catholic angle to the story (say, a Catholic veterans' group working to raise the issue). I'm not sure
Election 2024
📧 “Pitch: VP Harris on military civil rights” to Sullivan
Hey Robert, I wanted to gauge your interest in a story I am developing that piggy backs on my last article. Its scope might exceed a Short Take, but I wanted to get your feedback before I started shopping this around to others because I had such a good experience
OSU Student Veterans
📧 “Holcomb Center” to Skousen
[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
Wyden DoJ Inquiry
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
MIA
Major MIA Updates
This past week I’ve been in Salem for September Legislative Days at the Oregon capitol. I'm wanted to share a few updates based on eight(!) meetings with Members from both chambers of the Assembly. First and foremost is that the chair of the Senate Committee that oversees
OR
OR Military Civil Rights Act draft (LC 2560)
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
OR
OR hate crimes Memorial draft (LC 3146)
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. *UPDATE: When the Legislative Session began, it was introduced and became Senate Joint Memorial (SJM) 1. Here is the text of the
OSU Student Veterans
📧 “Holcomb Center” from Skousen
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