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Missouri Net News Director Alisa Nelson joins Megan Lynch. She breaks down how the Missouri House has given first-round approval to a state budget that draws from surplus funds, & shakes up how the state would fund higher education.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, a partner at Harris, Young, and Kayser, joins Megan Lynch for a look at a redistricting effort by the Missouri Legislature that had always been done immediately following the national census. The Missouri Supreme Court found in a 4-3 decision that there was nothing in state law prohibiting the process mid-decade. Other challenges to the redistricting are ongoing,

City Foundry Operations Manager, Matt Sorth, joins Megan Lynch. The food hall is among the nominees for the 10 best food halls in the US in a new USA Today poll.

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Dr Charlotte Albinson, BJC Medical Group Director, Convenient Care & Virtual Care, joins Megan Lynch. She has information about a new concern for parents heading into summer camp season, super lice. How do you treat the infestation?

Michelle Wilson is a registered dietician with Branz Nutrition. She joins Megan Lynch with tips to help keep your older relatives fed with healthy meals.

CBS Legal Analyst Thane Rosenbaum looks at the oral arguments before the Supreme Court over Mississippi's mail-in ballot law. Can ballots which are postmarked on election day, but arrive 5 days later, still be counted? When might a decision from the high court be available?

Festus Mayor Sam Richards joins Megan Lynch with details on a large data center proposed for a large wooded area in the Missouri town. 'We have had no behind the door meetings,' with the data center developers says Richards, and says they have been responsive to residents' concerns.

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TV Guide's Matt Rousch previews the milestone 500th episode of NCIS with Debbie Monterrey. Also, 'Daredevil:Born Again' returns to Disney+, and Amazon Prime video has a new comedy offering, 'Bait'.

We've been telling you this morning about a relatively new non-profit organization called Blind and Low Vision Community of Missouri. It is a member organization that advocate for the blind and while you might think people without sight have plenty of resources, that's not the case. Our Maria Keena talked with the President and founder Jeff Creech of the Blind and Low Vision Community of Missouri.

Debbie Monterrey visits with Jennifer Owens, the founder and executive director for FORAI [Friends of Refugees & Immigrants], a non-profit that teaches immigrants and refugees self-sustaining life skills, producing high quality jewelry and textiles.

KMOX Auto Expert Greg Damon says, 'absolutely,' his shop is seeing more car recalls. He thinks that manufacturers are using more plastics to save weight on cars. He joins Megan Lynch and says if the recall says not to drive the car, to take that warning seriously.

St Louis Sports Commission President Marc Schreiber joins Megan Lynch following a weekend of NCAA Tournament Basketball at Enterprise Center. He says a 'guesstimate' of the economic impact of the two days of games games in the, '12-15 million dollar range.'

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Jill Schlesinger is CBS News' Business Analyst, Jill on Money. She joins KMOX every Monday morning. Could we be entering a period of 'stagflation'?

Gen Alpha is expected to be the largest generation in history so what should we expect? Steve Scott from our Audacy sister station KCBS takes a look.

Virginia Minor was a major player in the early suffrage movement in St. Louis. Amanda Clark, Public Historian with Missouri Historical Society talks with Debbie Monterrey.

Megan Lynch got a tour of the Kirkwood Train Station that will re-open this summer after a $5 million renovation.

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Derrick Ramert, Troy Residents for Responsible Growth joins Megan Lynch to discuss Data Center in Troy and the six month moratorium approval.

Beyond Housing president and CEO Chris Krehmeyer talks with Debbie Monterrey about their mission and accomplishments, plus their big golden anniversary celebration.

We look at a bill in California that would ban social media accounts for users under the age of 16. Audacy's Scott Cohn spoke with Bloomberg reporter Alicia Clanton.

KMOX Reporter Sean Malone joins Megan Lynch to preview the meeting of the plans for a data center on the site of The Armory.

KMOX Garden Hotline Host, Michelle Reasor-West, Director of Horticulture for Poynter Landscape joins Megan Lynch to discuss your garden in the season of changing temps.

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TV Guide's Matt Roush talks about the final season of The Comeback as well as a return of The Count of Monte Cristo.

McKendree Women's Wrestling Coach Alexio Garcia and wrestler Cameron Guerin, five-time national collegiate champion join to talk about winning the first ever national championship.

McKendree Women's Wrestling Coach Alexio Garcia and wrestler Cameron Guerin, five-time national collegiate champion join to talk about winning the first ever national championship.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, Partner with Harris, Young and Kayser joins Megan Lynch RJK Jr. vaccine ruling, the challenges with the Save Act and more.

Steve Rogers, Associate Professor of Political Science at St. Louis University. Director of the SLU - YouGov Poll

Darren James, Director of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport joins Megan Lynch to talk about the debut of GoodMaps which is designed to help passengers of all abilities and language needs to navigate the terminal.

St. Louis Community College Chancellor Dr. Jeff Pittman joins Megan Lynch to discuss the warning of the state budget that would slash 20% of school's funding.

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Steven Rogers is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Saint Louis University, and the Director of the SLU/YouGov Poll. He joins Megan with a look at the latest results across Missouri. How do residents feel about the jobs their elected leaders are doing, and do voters really support eliminating the state's income tax?

KMOX Auto Expert Greg Damon joins Megan Lynch. With oil and gas prices continue to rise. He suggests consolidating trips, keeping tires to proper inflation, and eliminating excess weight in the car. Keeping speed down helps as well.

Missouri State Rep John Hewkin (R-Cuba) is promoting his legislation in the Missouri House that would attempt to create more 'transparency' with Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Hewkin is a trained pharmacist himself & He joins Megan Lynch. Pharmacies are 'losing money faster than they can make it,' says Hewkin.

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TV Guide's Matt Roush joins Debbie Monterrey with a preview of 'Imperfect Women' on Apple TV with Debbie Monterrey. Plus, a new Peaky Blinders movie hits the screens.

Tony Award theater producer Jack Lane spent 36 years at Stages St Louis. His musical based on The Karate Kid movies, is set to debut 'across the pond' in London following an initial premiere in St Louis in 2022. He says the finances for producing theater productions in London are much more friendly. He says, 'we always want a Mr Miyagi' in our lives is why the story of Daniel LaRusso continues to resonate with audiences.

Nina Needleman is with Rise & Run, she joins Debbie Monterrey. Needleman is the founder of the group, encouraging women to run for office or work on campaigns. They have an event coming up on March 19, a Lunch & Learn, to help people who may be interested in running for a local office, like school board.

CBS News Military Analyst Col Jeff McCausland joins Megan Lynch as the US is requesting aid in the securing of the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Iran. McCausland still says the objective of the attacks is unclear.