The Philadelphia Inquirer noted today that our august legislators in Harrisburg, while voting themselves the now-infamous 16-to-34-percent pay raise, had the opportunity to pass legislation to subsidize life insurance premiums for Pennsylvania National Guard members summoned to active duty, and of course they didn't do it, being the crooks and bottom feeders that they generally are.
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, PA is one of 21 other states with pending reimbursement legislation. Eight states have already acted and have begun subsidizing the premiums. They are: Georgia (through an income tax credit), Illinois, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, and Washington.
I have no information on the other states, but I'll update this post if I find out anything on them.
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