by Alisa Nelson | Feb 21, 2023 | Business, Military, News
Missouri’s seven veterans homes are getting help to bolster staffing levels. The state has been awarded a $507,000 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs grant to give a $920 one-time payment to full-time support care assistants. It also allows the same amount to be...
by admin | Oct 26, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt
A Missouri senator who serves on the Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill is closely tracking the increasing number of COVID-19 deaths at state veterans homes. The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) says four more veterans died last week, bringing the total number...
by admin | Oct 22, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News
Saying that there is still CARES Act funding that needs to be distributed to Missourians, Governor Mike Parson has called a special session on a supplemental budget bill that will start on November 5. The governor announced the special session call, during...
by admin | Oct 16, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt
Missouri’s governor says he acted immediately when he learned about the spike in COVID-19 deaths at veterans homes, ordering an external review. Governor Mike Parson made his comments during a Thursday press conference at the Statehouse in Jefferson City, in...
by Alisa Nelson | Oct 2, 2020 | Health / Medicine, Military, News, Politics / Govt
Gov. Mike Parson is ordering an external review of Missouri’s seven Veterans Homes to determine if their efforts go far enough to combat COVID-19. The move follows a briefing Thursday with the governor that he says “raised concerns” about how well the homes are...
