Hour 2 [04/30/2026]: SCOTUS Redistricting Fight, Federal Mail Scandal, Cardinals Chaos, and NCAA Expansion Debate

Hour 2 opens with Marc Cox continuing coverage of local morning conditions and quickly pivots back into the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act redistricting ruling, where he pushes back hard on Democratic criticism and argues the decision corrects decades of race-based district engineering. He frames the backlash as political panic over lost power rather than constitutional concern and explores how states like Illinois, Louisiana, and Missouri could see major map changes. The hour then turns to a St. Louis postal investigation after hundreds of pieces of mail were discovered dumped in North City, raising questions about mail security and federal accountability. Sports dominate the middle portion as Tom Ackerman joins to break down proposed NCAA Tournament expansion and the impact on mid-major programs like SLU, followed by analysis of the Cardinals’ volatile but entertaining play style ahead of a weekend series against the Dodgers. The hour closes with “In Other News,” covering Greece tourism restrictions, a viral Six Flags roller coaster evacuation, rising elder-care costs impacting millennials, and speculation about a possible “Apprentice” reboot involving Don Jr. Hashtags: #SCOTUS #VotingRightsAct #Redistricting #USPS #StLouis #Cardinals #SLU #NCAABasketball #SixFlags #GreeceTravel #MarcCox