Is Detroit one of the early dominoes of municipalities that will start to fall? Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to state that he believes Detroit is not a canary in the mine shaft, but rather an example other municipalities can learn from.

What certain states are doing to make their states conducive to business. Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the policy changes certain states are making to be friendlier to small businesses and economic growth.

Blue states typically are not small business friendly and red states usually are. Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the top five and bottom five states as they are ranked based on how their policies impact small businesses.

What is at the heart of why some states are not business friendly? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the elements of his index of states based on how conducive their policies are to business.

Can the growth of regulations be stopped? Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on how to reduce existing regulations on businesses, and control the growth of new regs.

Federal regulations cost each small business thousands of dollars annually. Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the financial impacts of regulations on every small business, which is a disproportionate burden.

How much do regulations cost American businesses? Wayne Crews joins Jim Blasingame to report that the cost of federal government regulations equals more than half of the total government annual budget.

How far back does the NSA go in working with private companies? Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the long history of the NSA requiring private companies to help them surveil Americans.

Will the Volker rule be a successful bank reform? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on the banking reform policy known as the Volker Rule, and to discuss whether this policy will be good for small businesses.

The Fed has to begin reducing their economic stimulus eventually. Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on reasons why the Fed has taken the unprecedented economic stimulus over the past several years, and how long this will continue.