Ashley Aune, the new House Minority Leader and Representative from the 14th District, tells Megan Lynch that a change to divorce laws for pregnant women is her top personal priority this legislative session. She has concerns about a proposal to eliminate the state's income tax will hurt Missouri citizens. She says she's learned from Crystal Quade's leadership. She says the Republicans are 'fractured'.

Missourinet News Director Alisa Nelson joins Megan Lynch with a preview of the Legislative Session in Missouri, which gets underway today. The discuss the state's minimum wage; abortion; education funding; and more.

KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young, a partner at Harris Dowell Fisher & Young, joins Megan Lynch weekly. This week he looks at the hold-up of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report by a Trump-appointed judge; why is the State of Missouri defending legislators who made allegedly defaming accusations against an innocent man after the KC Super Bowl Parade shooting;

Bloomberg News Reporter Todd Gillespie says the smaller firms have been looking to larger firms for leadership regarding 'return to office' rules. Gillespie was on with Megan Lynch as JPMorgan announced 5-day 'in office' rules.

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Anthony D'Agostino, Peter & Paul Community Services CEO, joins Megan Lynch as his emergency shelter is one of the few that welcome pets for the homeless. He says it takes 'mission-oriented, hyper-productive people' to get a shelter opened quickly.

Stefanie Lindquist, dean of the WashU School of Law, joins Megan Lynch as lawmakers around the country look at calling a Constitutional Convention.

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David Choffness is an Associate professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, Executive Director of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute. He joins Megan Lynch following news that Tesla shared data from the car in the Las Vegas bombing case. Are there privacy concerns? Credit:

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Webster University instructor Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch following Mark Zuckerberg's announcement of changes to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Julie encourages people to investigate the 'fact checkers' for bias.

Kelly Dittmar, Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University–Camden; and Director of Research and Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. She's taken a look at the representation of women in US politics. She joined Megan Lynch.