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Winners named for the 2024 St. Louis ORBIE Awards

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St. Louis chief information officers and technology leaders joined at the The Chase Park Plaza on Dec. 5, 2024, for the 2024 St. Louis ORBIE Awards, hosted by St.LouisCIO. The Leadership Award winner is Suda Suvarna, Deloitte’s global chief digital solutions delivery officer, senior managing director. The Global winner is Amanda McClerren, CIO and head of digital transformation and information technology, crop science division, Bayer. The Large Enterprise winner is Jessie Minton, vice chancellor…

Illinois Supreme Court rules smell of marijuana enough for vehicle search

1 month ago
(The Center Square) – Even though marijuana is legal in Illinois, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday that the smell of raw cannabis is enough for police to search a vehicle. The case stems from a 2020 traffic stop in Whiteside County when a trooper said he smelled fresh cannabis, conducted a search of the vehicle and found several joints of marijuana in a cardboard box. Victor Molina of Moline, Illinois, was a passenger in the car and was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana…
Kevin Bessler

Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics hold off resuming abortions, await court ruling

1 month 1 week ago
It’s been more than twelve hours since Amendment 3 went into effect in Missouri. No abortions have begun again at the state’s Planned Parenthood clinics. That’s because officials with Planned Parenthood, which operates health centers across the state, said they are still waiting on a judge’s decision on whether to grant an injunction that would allow abortions without decades’ worth of restrictive targeted regulations on abortion providers, or TRAP, laws. The day after voters narrowly…
Anna Spoerre

Task force pushes for required storm shelters in Illinois warehouses after deadly tornado

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Illinois is poised to take the lead in storm shelter safety for warehouses, with state leaders saying climate change is no longer up for debate. The deadly tornado on Dec. 10, 2021, that tore through an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, killing six people, reignited a fierce debate over storm shelters. The disaster left families shattered and a community in mourning, forcing state lawmakers to confront the urgent need for action. “I think Illinois would really be a leader, especially in the Midwest,"…
Paula Vasan

Anthem won't implement anesthesia coverage time limit

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A controversial policy that would have limited insurance coverage on anesthesia is no longer going into effect in Missouri, Anthem Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield confirmed Thursday. The health insurance company previously announced it would be rolling out updated coverage in Missouri, New York, and the company's home state of Connecticut that would have capped anesthesia at an unstated time limit, leaving patients to pay out of pocket for any remaining anesthesia use. That change was set to take…
Hunter Bassler