http://news.stlpublicradio.org en http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/casino-fees-be-redirected-early-childhood-programs-mo-veterans-homes <p>Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed&nbsp;<a href="http://www.house.mo.gov/BillSummaryPrn.aspx?bill=hb1731&amp;year=2012&amp;code=R&amp;style=new">legislation</a> redirecting casino fees to nursing homes for military&nbsp;veterans.</p><p>The legislation signed into law Wednesday provides a dedicated&nbsp;funding stream for the state&#39;s seven nursing homes that serve about&nbsp;1,300 veterans.</p><p>Casinos already pay a per-person fee to the state. Most of that&nbsp;money has gone to early childhood programs. But the new law&nbsp;redirects the bulk of those fees to veterans homes.</p> Wed, 30 May 2012 19:12:52 +0000 The Associated Press 3813 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Casino fees to be redirected from early childhood programs to Mo. veterans homes http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/mo-house-backs-increase-veterans-homes-funding-cut-state-lottery-prizes <p>The Missouri House has given first-round approval to a plan that would cut the amount of money available for state lottery prizes to increase funding for state-run veterans homes.</p><p>The legislation would reduce lottery prize funds by about 3.5 percent and put the money toward early childhood education programs that currently get funds from the Missouri Gaming Commission. Gaming Commission money now used for early childhood education would instead go to veterans&#39; homes.</p> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:13:07 +0000 The Associated Press 3164 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Mo. House backs increase in veterans homes funding with cut to state lottery prizes