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On this mornings episode of, "Cail & Company LIVE," we welcome back Dr. Barry Taylor, author of “Love Your Body: Your Path to Transformation, Health and Healing."

Reporter Ethan DeWitt of the New Hampshire Bulletin joins A. J. Kierstead on WKXL in the Morning to talk about the impact of the new federal firearms laws, as well as school security and housing funding. More from them at https://newhampshirebulletin.com

In 2012, the New Hampshire legislature passed the Opportunity Scholarship Act, establishing tax credits for donations from businesses to scholarship organizations to allow low- and moderate-income families to choose the schools that best fit their children’s needs. Under the act, Education Tax Credit scholarships can be used by children attending private schools, out-of-district public schools, and homeschools.

On January 1, 2013, the Network for Educational Opportunity (NEO) became the first scholarship organization eligible to administer Education Tax Credit scholarships. During the 2013-14 school year, NEO received more than 1,000 applications and awarded scholarships worth $128,000 to 103 New Hampshire students. In its first three years of managing Education Tax Credit scholarships, NEO helped 205 New Hampshire children using scholarships worth more than $300,000.

On January 1, 2016, the Children’s Scholarship Fund New Hampshire took over the administration of the Education Tax Credit scholarships formerly managed by NEO. Kate Baker, NEO’s Executive Director, became a CSF employee.

CSF is a national organization with a network of partner programs, each providing scholarships that empower parents to choose schools they otherwise could not afford. Since its inception in 1998, CSF has awarded more than $934 million in scholarships to the families of 191,500 low-income children.

In June 2021, the New Hampshire legislature passed the Education Freedom Accounts (EFA) program, and Governor Sununu signed it into law as part of the new state budget. The EFA program allows families with incomes up to 300 percent of the poverty level to direct a portion of the funds spent by the state for their child’s education to private school tuition, online learning programs, and other educational expenses as they choose. On August 4th, 2021, CSF was selected by the NH Department of Education and confirmed by the NH Executive Council to administer the just passed Education Freedom Accounts program for the 2021-22 school year.

21-year-old, Dakota Smart Singer/Songwriter, known for his melodic piano riffs and dreamy vocals. An accomplished musician, Dakota’s main instrument is piano, he also plays guitar, ukulele, and drums. He is an ASCAP Writer/Publisher and has written over 100 songs. He performs original music and covers all over New England, as both a solo artist and with a backing band. In 2017, he toured with an opening band for legendary, Three Dog Night!

To follow Dakota on his musical journey, visit his website: http://dakotasmart.com/

Reporter Amanda Gokee of the New Hampshire Bulletin joins A. J. Kierstead on WKXL in the Morning to discuss the energy cost situation, landfill siting, and recycling. More from her at https://newhampshirebulletin.com

Ken Sheldon, Ken is a novelist, composer, playwright, and performer. His writings appear under his own name and also as suspense novelist Michael Manley and Yankee humorist Fred Marple. His latest book is “Deep Water; Murder, Scandal, and Intrigue in a New England Town”.

Visit his website, www.kensheldon.com

This week on Facing the Future, we are joined once again by Marc Goldwein, Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director with the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, as we look at various options to fix Social Security. A recent report from the trustees of the Social Security trust fund estimates that the trust fund will be insolvent by 2035 if Congress doesn't take major action. Insolvency could lead to major benefit cuts for retirees and the disabled. Concord's policy director Tori Gorman and chief economist Steve Robinson also join the discussion.

Senior Reporter Annmarie Timmins of the New Hampshire Bulletin joins A. J. Kierstead of WKXL in the Morning to talk about vaccines for young children, the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and expanded healthcare outreach in Manchester. More from them at https://newhampshirebulletin.com

Host Chris Ryan looks back at the Celtics loss in the NBA Finals with Derrick White and Grant Williams. He also checks in on the 'red hot' Red Sox with Xander Bogaerts and Trevor Story and chats with Albert Pujols about his final regular season trip to Fenway.

This week on Facing the Future, it looks like the economic party is really over. After nearly 15 years of extremely low-interest rates leading to economic stimulus, tax cuts, and spending and borrowing sprees, we have the highest inflation in 40 years. But as the federal reserve tries to lower inflation by hiking interest rates, many economists and DC politicians are now openly acknowledging that we may be headed for a recession. So what can Congress and the Biden administration do? Concord Coalition policy director Tori Gorman and chief economist Steve Robinson join me.