Part 1:  Ray welcomes Joe Bruno back into the house. They start off with the Impeachment “Trial”. They take on the media and the lack of truth in the coverage. They point to the Maine newspapers and how they have treated Sen. Collins (especially during the Kavanaugh hearings). Will they be heading down the path of the Dodo Bird? Ray says that he has been getting so many texts from people that are so upset that Collins is calling for witnesses. Ray and Joe discuss the legality of calling witnesses and whether or not they are under oath.

Part 2:  Ray, Joe and Dee Dee discuss Joe’s shoulder and his progress. Dee Dee teases Ray.

Part 3:  Ray and Joe talk about Sarah Huckabee after Ray plays a clip from last night’s Trump rally. They talk about polls and how reliable.

Part 4:  Ray and Joe welcome Shawn Moody to discuss current events. Ray poses a minimum wage question brought on by the announcement that there is another home health company closing. They talk about results of raising minimum wage and some of the other regulations put on small businesses in Maine. Shawn describes Moody’s Collision’s process with workers. He explains that ever employee has a yearly job evaluation. During this meeting, it isn’t only what the employee can do and work on, but they bring feedback on what the company can do to improve working conditions and procedures. They talk about more and more doctors that are starting not to take medicare and medicaid because they don’t get reimbursed. They also talk about pharmacies and how they are reimbursed. Ray talks about his conversation with Former 2nd District Congressman Mike Michaud.

Part 5:  Really short segment. Ray plays a clip from President Trump’s rally last night where he is talking about some of the trade deals that have been made with America’s best interest at heart. Shawn mentions that with the Maine’s administration we have now, there isn’t a much diversity in the occupational backgrounds in the people that are in charge. This will have a huge effect on Maine for years to come.

Part 6:  Bill Diamond joins the boys in studio. Bill is here as Chair of Maine Bicentennial Committee. Bill talks about how long they have been working on this. He talks about the Statehood day in March. In May there will be the biggest parade of the year. He describes some of the participants of the parade. He talks about the multi-generational band. They are still looking for band members. Go to maine200.org to apply. Ray reads a text to thank Sen. Diamond for his kindness of the students visiting the State House. This leads to a huge discussion about sports and Bonny Eagle. This leads to a discussion about changing the school name and some of the different things that “was a good idea” in the moment, but actually wasn’t. Joe points out that this happens to all boards and some of the difficulties on the Board of Pharmacies.

Part 7:  Shawn asks about what is done with the money that they raise. Bill describes some of the grants that are available to help towns and how to apply for them. Bill mentions some of their big sponsors and says that CMP was their first and biggest so far. This leads to a big discussion about Central Maine Power.

Part 8:  Ray opens up with Ray, Bill and Joe chat about the difference of then and now with regard to party lines. The lines have been so drawn in the House that is so divided. Joe gives an example of a discussion between a fellow board member and himself. Bill doesn’t see that in the Maine Senate and used Sen. Jeff Timberlake’s help in getting the Hands-Free while driving law as an example. They have a real big discussion about the hands-free law that Maine passed and the reason. Joe brings up the cost of some of the laws/bills that the Maine Legislature is working on. Who is going to pay? This brings up with another question about CMP.

Part 9:  Ray, Bill and Joe are back for a short segment. Bill says that Kristen Muszynski will be here next week representing the Bicentennial Committee. She had taken point on the organization of the parade. This will be the largest parade evah! Ray says that everyone should be involved in this historic event.

Part 10:  Ray and Joe discuss that people can get a long and that everybody wants Maine and her people to succeed. The boys talk about the technology problems that Maine has and will be having because there is no communication system. Cellphone calls that are dropped, even in the big cities of Maine, which makes doing business in our state really tough. They talk about how to get broadband and some of the other ways to bring up Maine up to the 21st Century. The take a call and the discussion continues about satellite services that would be able to do what we need, but the Legislature is more concerned about other priorities than they are about Maine businesses.

Part 11:  Ray welcomes “K. T.” McFarland. She served as Deputy National Security Advisor under Michael Flynn and she has written a book, Revolution: Trump, Washington and “We the People.”. This is an great discussion about the many fights that President Trump has fought to achieve his success since his Presidency.

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