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veterans homes / state lottery
1:13 pm
Tue February 28, 2012

Mo. House backs increase in veterans homes funding with cut to state lottery prizes

Credit (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
War veterans salute as an American flag passes by during Memorial Day services at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis on May 30, 2011.
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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.

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' homes.

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John Cochran VAMC
3:53 pm
Wed February 22, 2012

Congressmen give Cochran VA Center good marks for improvement

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The John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Louis got bipartisan praise on Wednesday for addressing customer service and equipment sterilization issues that have plagued it for nearly two years.

Here's a brief recap of those problems:

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