/tags/missouri-veterans-commission Missouri Veterans Commission en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:11:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-02-18/empty-beds-and-waiting-lists-missouris-veteran-homes-suffer-from-staffing-shortages Low pay rates exacerbated by the pandemic have left the facilities around the state short-staffed to the point they have empty beds while still having waiting lists. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:11:38 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-02-18/empty-beds-and-waiting-lists-missouris-veteran-homes-suffer-from-staffing-shortages Jonathan Ahl /government-politics-issues/2022-01-28/missouri-veterans-are-lobbying-for-more-money-from-gaming Currently $20 million of the state’s annual $400 million in gaming revenue goes toward veterans. A state lawmaker wants voters to increase that share. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:21:53 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-01-28/missouri-veterans-are-lobbying-for-more-money-from-gaming Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-10/missouri-veterans-commission-chairman-reflects-on-covid-related-failures-next-steps In his work leading the Missouri Veterans Commission, Tim Noonan serves in a volunteer capacity. But in the year 2020, the job has proved to be a particularly intense one — and in recent weeks it’s been filled with tragedy. The seven long-term care facilities the commission oversees suffered "a prolonged and rapidly escalating outbreak of COVID-19" beginning in September, according to a recent summary of an independent investigation. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 23:26:50 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-12-10/missouri-veterans-commission-chairman-reflects-on-covid-related-failures-next-steps Evie Hemphill