Jim talks with western Illinois University Supreme Court and Constitutional Law professor Dr. Richard Hardy about revelations from the Supreme Court about overturning Roe v. Wade See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with ImpactLife's Kirby Winn about a year-long effort to have blood donations turn into cash to help Ukrainians fighting Russian aggression See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Erica Lee, director of the Safer Foundation Quad Cities as the Biden administration announces expanded plans to stop recidivism among released prison inmates See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Clock, Inc. president Becky Castaneda as the group expands into new facilities in an effort to help more people in the LGBTQ+ community See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend who says workers are in the "driver's seat" in the jobs economy right now See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Western Illinois University Veterans Resource director Ronald Pettigrew about WIU's commitment to helping military veterans succeed throughout their college career See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Jon Gainer of Davenport, the head of Eastern European operations for KontaktMission, a Christian-based group setting up refugee operations in Romania See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Illinois State Sen. Win Stoller of Peoria about the passage of the state budget See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Janet Hill of the Rock Island County Health Department about the current COVID case rates and the programs that lost emphasis in the midst of the pandemic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford about the weather trends for the Spring of 2022 and the long-range impact of climate change in our region See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Western Illinois University's Maria Ramos Aguilar, the new business advisor for the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs and the Small Business Development Center See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig about the fears of avian flu spreading in state flocks, the impact of the Ukrainian War on Iowa agriculture, and the future of farming in a high tech world See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Bison Bridge Foundation consultant Matthew Hughes about new state support from Illinois lawmakers that could make the unique proposal for an old bridge a possibility See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Drake University political scientist Dr. Dennis Goldford about the challenges Iowa faces to keep its status as first in Presidential politics See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Kelly Rundle of Fourth Wall Films about the documentary of Iowa-native Jean Seberg who was the target of an FBI smear campaign due to her support for the Black Panthers See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Bishop Louis Tylka, the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, the new leader of the Church upon the retirement of Bishop Daniel Jenky See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Western Illinois University Economics professor Dr. William Polley about the US and European-led sanctions against Russia for its invasion into Ukraine See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talk with Western Illinois University political science chairman Dr. Keith Boeckelman about the impact of the 22-count federal indictment against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Genesis Health System chief medical officer Dr. Kurt Andersen as the Omicron variant surge subsides but questions remain about the virus' and the health care industry's future grows See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Monmouth College political scientist Dr. Andre Audette as Ukraine defends itself from a Russian invasion, and the United States feels the economic and political impact of a war that's a world away See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Stephanie Hintermeister of the Quad City chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction as the group continues its efforts to get more girls and women involved in the construction and trades fields See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i…

Jim talks with Christine Haley, the first-ever Homelessness Chief about her priorities as Illinois comes out of a pandemic-induced housing crisis See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate as the state enters the 2022 election season with new voting rules, changed election laws, more scrutiny of voting, and the need for more poll workers in the state See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Col. Jesse Curry, commander of the Rock Island District of the US Army Corps of Engineers which has been awarded $1.2 billion in federal funding for 2022 infrastructure projects throughout the region See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Christina McDonough, the coordinator of the Food Rescue Partnership, the Quad City coalition that is trying to divert food discarded by restaurants and grocery stores to needy families and others See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with State Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) about Gov. JB Pritzker's budget plan and the impact it could have on higher education See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Western Illinois University School of Education's Dr. Lindsay Meeker as the school joins a unique partnership that focuses on "child care deserts" and career-driven students See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Illinois Public Health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike about the future of mandates, the next big breakthrough, and the public that doesn't believe her as Illinois marks the start of the third year of the COVID pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my…

Jim talks with iowa Gv. Kim Reynolds who proposed a 4% flat tax, repeal of retirement income taxes, reduction in unemployment compensation for jobless workers, and a full agenda for the state legislature to consider. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Iowa State Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R-LeClaire, Iowa) about taxes, "obscene" books in school, and her priorities as the 2022 Legislative Session begins See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Western Illinois University School of Agriculture director Dr. Andy Baker as the department gets national attention for the work it's doing with the next generation of farming See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Western Illinois University assistant vice president Dr. Kristi Mindrup about the second half of the 2021-22 school year as students face COVID, new school programs, and efforts to increase enrollment. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with the President-Elect of the Illinois State Medical Society, Dr. Clarence Brown, about the challenges in health care as we enter Year 3 of the COVID pandemic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Rock Island County Health Department's Janet Hill about the spike in cases as we head into 2022, the on-going vaccination push, and what the new year may look like for public health here at home See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Emily Codling, talent manager at the Quad Cities Chamber, about the effort to bring veterans to Scott County with the lure of jobs, housing, and tax breaks See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Scott County public health director Amy Thoreson as COVID numbers rise, hospitals say they're running out of room, and the worst could still come in early 2022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with the executive director of the Red Cross of the Quad Cities, Trish Burnett, as emergency workers head to tornado ravaged Kentucky as they also tend to fires closer to home See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with the Vice President of Museum Experience at the Putnam Museum, Benjamin Johnson, about plans for a more inclusive update to the museum's permanent history exhibit See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with RSM deputy chief economist Kevin Depew as he takes a look at the underlying health of the US economy as we enter 2022 with record inflation and bottled up supply chain issues See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talk with Orpheum Theatre's Tom Holmes as the historic Galesburg vaudeville house makes the most of Christmas 2021 with plans for a fun 2022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Visit Quad Cities Executive Director Dave Herrell after a new report finds that tourism fell 21% fromits 2019 levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with German American Heritage Center executive director Kelly Lau as Christmas events close out 2021 and the Center prepares for 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Interstate 74 Corridor project manager George Ryan about nearing the completion of the Interstate 74 bridge, the centerpiece of a billion dollar construction project See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Project NOW Executive Director Rev. Dwight Ford regarding the increase in Rock Island County evictions, the program aimed at keeping people in their homes, and the fear of hiking energy prices for peopler this winter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel…

Jim talks with Rock Island County Board chairman Richard Brunk about the County reapportionment plan, its search for a new County Administrator, the impact of the Deere strike, and what happens next with the abandoned Courthouse. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m…

Jim talks with Moline Centre Main Street program director Geoff Manis about plans to put COVID-19 behind and make this year's holiday season brighter for downtown Moline. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Henderson County Health administrator Angela Myers who is having troubles enough getting adults vaccinated and worries about COVID vaccinations for children See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Quad City Health Initiative executive director Nicole Carkner about the 2021 Community Assessment that looks at what's healthy and not healthy in our area. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Liberty Justice Center attorney Daniel Suhr about the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act that is the basis if his lawsuit protecting six Kankakee nurses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Lt Col Stephen Garrington (ret.), director of the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities, about the post-COVID flights. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.