Missouri Veterans Home

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.

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.

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.

The St. Louis Veterans Home has a new administrator.Theresia Metz will replace Stan Smith, who became interim director in January.The Missouri Veterans…

Veterans who live at the St. Louis Veterans Home say they are receiving much better care following a state investigation into allegations of abuse and…

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is calling for the Missouri Veterans Commission – which he has reconfigured with five new members – to meet this week and fire…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 15, 2012 - The Missouri General Assembly’s session adjourned Friday. While the GOP-controlled…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 10, 2012 - The Missouri General Assembly passed the state’s budget Thursday, a day before a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 9, 2012 - After days of uncertainty, Missouri legislators appeared Wednesday to break through a…