Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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St. Louis County Health Director Dr. Kanika Cunningham has faced it all during her four-year tenure. A no-confidence vote over her leadership of the animal shelter, CDC vaccine confusion, the anti-DEI push and budget cut concerns. Cunningham joins Carol to explain what she did and how far she traveled to turn things around.

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