Indiana lawmaker wants scratch-off lottery game to help homeless veterans

Comment #4

cbr$ — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:37:54 GMT

This give me more questions then answers. Indiana is going to create a new

scratch off game to go in a Veterans Homelessness Assistance Fund created

by this bill. Where is the money coming from to start this new game? Now,

either or one of these [2] things is about to happen. You, just created a new job

for someone maybe more then one person. Where is the money for the raise

in salary for person you hire to over see this fund coming from? After the

expenses , what p... [ More ]

Comment #3

RJOh — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:07:02 GMT

It's time someone comes up with a game that help lottery players instead of coming up with ways to give their money to others.

Comment #2

music* — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 09:59:38 GMT

I like to brag about the Fresno Veterans Home of California. It is only four years old and hosts 300 Veterans. Some are married couples. There is now a two-year waiting list to get in.

The California legislature and Governor Jerry Brown deserve praise for this accomplishment. Charley Waters is a retired Marine who pushed this project through the Committees before he passed on.

The Home has taken a lot of homeless Vets off the streets.

Comment #1

noise-gate — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:13:23 GMT

Noble cause. However there have been cases where somewhere down the road funds get diverted if the pot starts bursting at the seams. What's that old saying Hell is paved with good intentions. Let's hope lawmakers follow through on their quest to help veterans.

Indiana lawmaker wants scratch-off lottery game to help homeless veterans

Lottery Post — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 23:38:12 GMT

An Indiana Senate lawmaker wants the Hoosier Lottery to create a new scratch-off game to benefit homeless veterans.

Sen. Ron Alting's (R-Lafayette) bill would allow the Hoosier Lottery to create a new scratch-off game. Money from the game would go into a Veterans Homelessness Assistance Fund, created by the bill.

Alting says those dollars would flow, via grants, to organizations that help homeless veterans.

It goes for temporary housing and yes it goes for clothing and yes it can go fo... [ More ]