Click here to watch Walden’s speech on the House floor Contributed by: Andy Smith, AOC Veterans Policy Manager July 7, 2016 On June 23, Congressman Greg Walden announced that his bill [...]
Commissioner Wheeler Giving Testimony Before Veterans Committee on May 25, 2016 Video Testimony of Commissioner Wheeler Before Veterans Committee on May 25, 2016 Under the leadership of Commissioner Jennifer Wheeler, Polk County has [...]
Lake County Commissioner Ken Kestner, Lake County County Veteran Service Officer Charlie Pike, and AOC Staff Andy Smith, attending the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) Quarterly Advisory Committee [...]
Contributed by: Andy Smith, AOC Veterans Policy Manager June 20, 2016 Full News Story Here The Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs has hired a coordinator for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender veterans — a position it [...]
In Letter to the VA Secretary today, Senators Call on VA to Extend the Timeframe of the Presumption to Include Veterans Affected During the Initial Herbicide Spraying Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., [...]
Harney and Lake Latest Counties to Take Advantage of VA's Highly Rural Transportation Grant Program On February 9th, 2016 the Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee of Ways and Means voted to recommend approval of a [...]
Please Join Commissioners Diane McKeel and Rod Runyon and Help AOC welcome our special guest at the Annual Conference in Eugene, Portland VA Health Care System Director Joanne Krumberger. The AOC Veterans Steering Committee meets 1:15-3:15 p.m. on [...]
The Founder and Director of the Veterans Writing Project, Ron Capps, is coming to Portland to work with veterans interested in writing about their military experiences. A two-day workshop will be held August 8 and [...]
SB 946 creates the position of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Coordinator at the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs, to assist veterans in seeking review and appeal of their discharge status, and to help them [...]
After months of uncertainty, the Legislature voted to fund County Veteran Service Officers (CVSOs) at a level of $4.7 million for the 2015-17 Biennium, an increase from a $3.7 million level in the 2013-15 budget. [...]