WKXL - New Hampshire Talk Radio

Reporter Ethan DeWitt of the New Hampshire Bulletin joins WKXL in the Morning's A. J. Kierstead to discuss their first year of operation, legislation on short term rentals, and the housing crisis. Get more from them at https://newhampshirebulletin.com

This week on Facing the Future we look at the latest inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that prices are still growing at the fastest pace since the early 80s. Then we'll hear from a group of college students who recently took part in a nationwide Fiscal Challenge competition where they had to devise and defend their own plans for putting (or keeping) the U.S. on a sustainable fiscal path.

Jeff Feingold of the New Hampshire Business Review joins WKXL in the Morning's A. J. Kierstead to talk about their upcoming DEI conference, bankruptcies, and energy in New Hampshire. More from them at https://nhbr.com

Articles discussed:

- https://www.nhbr.com/dei/

- https://www.nhbr.com/new-hampshire-bankruptcies-jump-in-march/

- https://www.nhbr.com/biden-to-release-oil-reserves-to-allievate-gas-prices/

Reporter Amanda Gokee of the New Hampshire Bulletin joins A. J. Kierstead on WKXL in the Morning to discuss a bill aiming to tighten identification requirements for voting and the status of a biomass plant in Berlin. More from them at https://newhampshirebulletin.com

From Arians to Avocados to Adventure, Ken and Kitty Rae covered it on this edition of the show. Among the topics; are the move of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians from the field to the front office, the high price and lesser availability of avocados, and the new movie “Infinite Storm” which deals with a miraculous rescue of a hiker on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington.

This week on Facing the Future, with millions of new refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine, we revisit immigration - vital to sustained American economic growth over the next 50 years. Our guests are Ali Noorani, President, and CEO of the National Immigration Forum, an immigration lawyer, and former US Ambassador to Belize George Bruno

Host Chris Ryan checks in on the Bruins and Celtics as they head towards the postseason. This week's interviews are Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman and New Castle native and Heat guard Duncan Robinson.

Annmarie Timmins of the New Hampshire Bulletin joins A. J. Kierstead on WKXL in the Morning to discuss the latest changes to COVID-19 hospitalization classifications, some new legislative parking, and abortion law reform. Get the latest from them at https://newhampshirebulletin.com

Articles Discuss:

- https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/03/31/state-and-hospitals-dont-see-eye-to-eye-on-counting-covid-hospitalizations/

- https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2022/03/31/house-passes-bill-that-would-add-exception-to-abortion-law-for-a-fatal-fetal-diagnosis/

- https://newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/new-hampshire-house-votes-in-favor-of-35-million-parking-garage-for-lawmakers/

A look back at the 2022 Academy Awards and the fallout which took place following the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock. Our movie buff, Kitty Rae, looks back at “The Slap Heard ‘Round The World” in addition to the other highlights and lowlights of the night.

This week on Facing the Future we take a close look at President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget. Concord's Policy Director Tori Gorman and Chief Economist Steve Robinson join me to assess how the budget measures up against a set of criteria we put out in advance of the budget's release. There's some good news and some bad news.