Thomas Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to report on new survey that shows a record number of small businesses are optimistic about their future, and the tax bill, even though it is unfair in many ways.

Thomas Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress Congress is making in order to remove the unfair parts of the Dodd-Frank bill that have been hurting small banks for almost a decade.

Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that inflation is increasing, and the two prime areas impacting regular people is in home prices and food.

Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss reasons why the U.S. dollar isn’t currently as strong as it needs to be, and how we would benefit from its strengthening. Plus why a return to the gold standard is not likely any time soon.

Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issues the Fed is weighing as it considers raising interest rates, and to predict that they will raise at least a quarter point, but possibly a half point.

Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on what true health care reform would look like, including some of the types of policies that are being proposed to hold down premiums while delivering customized coverage.

Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report that the logical solution to healthcare insurance problems is to allow the states to take care of their own citizens, with block-grant help from the federal government.

Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on the likelihood of the GOP in Congress trying to repeal and replace Obamacare again this year, and the political problems they will have if they don’t.

Brandon Busteed joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that in order to focus reforms on the U.S. education system that serve students in the 21st century, performance measurement has to change.

Brandon Busteed joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows the way we’re educating our students doesn’t prepare them for college or the expectations of the workplace.