PBM Reform Legislation Signed into Law Legislation that seeks to address the unchecked influence and harmful practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) was signed into law on July 1. House Bill 1697 puts an end to spread pricing, prohibits PBMs from steering patients to their own preferred pharmacies, and requires that 100 percent […]
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SPRINGFIELD – This summer will bring $45 million in cash to a record-breaking 600,000 people who will receive money they didn’t even know they had from the state’s missing money program, and the only thing they must do is cash the check, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. The checks are part of
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Editor’s note: Read the Ste. Genevieve Library’s response immediately following the original announced. From a news release STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Commission is pleased to announce a partnership with the Gateway Region YMCA in operating the Ste. Genevieve County Community Center. On Tuesday, the Y began the transition to full management
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STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office has released its report of arrests and incidents for the week ending July 4th. Arrested Person: 9 (The individuals listed below have been formally charged all other individuals cannot be listed at this time) Alarm Activation: 6 Assault: Assist Other Agency: 2 Bomb Threat: Animal Control: 8
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by Caleb Jones It was a quiet Saturday morning in Missouri – or so I thought. I was standing on the sidelines watching my son, Max, play goalkeeper in a soccer game. The sun was out, the game was close and I was trying to keep one eye on the ball and the other on
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A funeral mass will be held Saturday, July 19, 2025 for 83-year-old Stanley Earl Schilling of Prairie du Rocher, Ill., who passed away peacefully at his home June 29, 2025. He was born February 12, 1942 in Red Bud, Ill. to Rita Wicklein and Bert Schilling, who both preceded him in death. He
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A funeral will be held Monday, July 14, 2025 for 67-year-old Paul Louis Donovan of Sainte Genevieve, Mo. who passed away July 8, 2025. He was born July 3, 1958, son of Joseph Donovan, Sr. and Norma (Waltemate) Donovan;=, who both preceded him in death. He married Deborah Donovan, she survives. He
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A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 12, 2025 for 65-year-old Curtis “Scott” Sheeler of Sparta, Ill., who passed away at 10:38 a.m., Tuesday, July 8, 2025 near his residence. He was born July 1, 1960 in Sparta to the Franklin D. and Leola (nee Koester) Sheeler in Sparta. His father preceded him in
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A celebration of life will be held at a future date for 81-year-old Charles E. Raiteri of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., originally of Memphis, Tenn., who passed away July 6, 2025. He was born June 8, 1944 to Charles T. and Stella L. Raiteri, who both preceded him in death. He is survived by
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Attorney General’s Office yesterday hand-delivered a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy urging the rescission of the Biden Administration’s conditional approval of a $4.9 billion loan guarantee to the Grain Belt Express (GBE). The Attorney General warned that the speculative transmission line project, backed by foreign investors, poses a
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