State Representative Galen Higdon of Saint Joseph says veterans homes in Missouri need more funding. Higdon has introduced a bill that would use money or tokens found on casino floors and send it to a special fund.

Higdon says over the years money that used to go to veterans homes has been funneled in other directions. Bills sponsored by the Saint Joseph Republican and Democrat Chris Kelly of Columbia would generate from $6 to $8-million a year for veterans homes.