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11.10.18 Open for Business With Tom And Shane

HOUR ONE: GUEST: Montana Senate President Scott Sales joined Tom and Shane on Open for Business on November 10^th. In the first half hour Sales reviewed the recent election and discussed the Senate election, the initiatives, and the effect on the upcoming Legislature that will meet in January. In the second half hour Sales talked about the challenges of the budget. Since I-185 went down in flames Montana is going to have to either raise taxes or cut services to cover Medicaid in Montana.

HOUR TWO: In this hour Shane gave a breakdown of undecided seats in both the house and senate. Also, the fires going on in California. The Affordable Care Act attracted several callers Shane brought callers up to speed on Canadian Healthcare. Oil in Canada, Mexico and the XL Keystone pipeline were also a hot topic of the hour. It was also the 100-year anniversary of the ending of WWI. Shane gave a brief comment on that celebration.

HOUR THREE:

More election news about recounts and law suits filed in Florida, Georgia, and Arizona. Tom and Shane also discussed what the lame duck congress could accomplish between now and the first of January when the Democrats take over the house. Shane started the second half hour off with our Weekly Market Wrap up keeping everyone informed about markets around the world. The hour finished up with Shane talking Canadian elections and how they differ from ours.

Open for Business with Tom Egelhoff and Shane Montalban airs every Saturday 11am to 2pm Mountain time from the studios of AM 1450 KMMS in Bozeman, Montana. Call in number during the show is 406-522-8255 or text us during the show at 406-266-7617.

11.03.18 Open for Business With Tom And Shane

HOUR ONE: Due to technical difficulties we were unable to record the first hour of Open for Business. We begin this addition of the show with hour two.

HOUR TWO: Guest Three-time Mayor and Current Bozeman City Commissioner Jeff Krauss. In this hour Jeff, Shane and Tom talked about the Trump rally at the airport in Belgrade. Listeners reported on the plane landing and the number of people out there. Jeff also covered city issues that callers wanted clarification on.

HOUR THREE: In this hour the trio talked about the upcoming election on Tuesday and how the tight races across the country will play out. Also, discussion on the caravans headed to our southern border and what to do about that. Shane provided our weekly market wrap up and we finished up with the low unemployment numbers in Bozeman and how hard it is to get good employees. There are more jobs than people to fill them.

10.27.18 Open for Business With Tom And Shane

HOUR ONE: GUEST: Mike McCormick, McCormick Financial Advisors. In the first half hour Tom and Shane reviewed the Pittsburg shooting as the news was coming in. And Shane has an idea on what to do with the mob of undocumented aliens headed to our southern border by caravan. Mike McCormick joined the conversation in the second half hour and we asked Mike how he’d advise the Mega Millions Lottery winner on what to do with the cash.

HOUR TWO: Mike explains why the markets are on the roller coaster that they are. Debt was also a hot topic during this hour and texters and callers wanted opinions about our national debt and what to do about it. The upcoming initiatives on the November ballot.

HOUR THREE: More on the debt and markets in hour three. Artificial intelligence (A-I) will replace people. How many jobs will be lost to automation? Where will the future jobs be. How will Amazon moving its employees to $15 per hour affect the payroll numbers? A Facebook suit from a local listener and Shane’s weekly wrap up report.

10.20.18 Open for Business With Tom And Shane

HOUR ONE: The first hour we talked a lot about the murder of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi allegedly by Saudi Arabia royal family or Saudi rouge agents. Listeners had a lot of ideas about how and why this reporter is dead.

HOUR TWO: In the first half hour we focused on the election and particularly the house race and spoke with Ryan Zipprich who is working on incumbent Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner’s campaign. Illinois has several tight races plus more than its share of corruption and political scandals. In the second half hour we returned to the upcoming midterms and some predictions as to how those will go. Canada recently legalized marijuana in that country and Shane gave an update as to how that’s working out.

HOUR THREE: Oil – How will the murder of the Saudi reporter affect prices if at all? Worldwide we’re using over 100 million barrels per day. Also Shane’s weekly market wrap up and more of our great callers.

10.13.18 Open for Business With Tom And Shane

HOUR ONE: Guest Attorney Jennifer Bordy – Follow up on the Kavanaugh’s confirmation by the Senate. Jennifer, Tom and Shane gave their thoughts on the upcoming midterms and what will happen with the Supreme Court if there’s a blue wave on Election Day.

Jennifer went over the ballot initiatives coming up in the November election.

HOUR TWO: In hour two mining was a hot topic with more conversation on I-186. The eleven-mill levy was also discussed. Also, Jennifer was asked if she would have taken the Ford case if presented to her? And what the FBI weeklong investigation uncovered. The Supreme Court has asked the 10^th Circuit to look into the Kavanaugh controversy.

HOUR THREE: In this hour statute of limitations in Maryland and Montana were discussed. Jennifer filled us in on how long you have to file a charge for various crimes. What is valid evidence and what is circumstantial. What about the Stormy Daniels payoff? Michael Jackson payoff? Why aren’t those extortion? Jennifer explains. Jennifer also explains the legal definition of sexual assault for listeners. Also, the Keystone Pipeline was on some listeners minds. Shane explained why it’s needed. Plus Shane’s Weekly Market Wrap Up.

10.06.18 Open For Business With Tom and Shane

HOUR ONE: Special guest Bozeman City Commissioner Jeff Krauss. We started off with a road report of things that didn’t get done. Redo of the Griffin intersection is planned and Cottonwood four lane, the roundabout planned at Durston and Ferguson didn’t get started. The Stucky and Cottonwood roundabout is finished so traffic that diverts around Bozeman is working. Mining Initiative 186 prompted lots of calls.

HOUR TWO: This hour was mostly Kavanaugh wall to wall as we awaited the confirmation vote on the senate floor. Many callers weighed in the Susan Collins Speech on Friday and a rehash of the case.

HOUR THREE: Shane started hour three off with the Weekly Market Wrap Up. Then as the countdown to confirmation continued more discussion between callers Jeff, Shane and Tom on the confirmation of Judge Bret Kavanaugh.

09.29.18 Open for Business With Tom And Shane

HOUR ONE: It was Dr. Christine Ford and Supreme Court Nominee Bret Kavanaugh during the first hour. Many callers expressed their ideas on who was credible and who was not. It appears that a 7^th FBI investigation of the event will take place this coming week. Will that clear the air or open an additional can of worms that will drag this out till after the midterms?

HOUR TWO: In the first half hour former Budget Director Dave Lewis was our guest to weigh in on Initiative I-185 that will place a tax on smoke products to subsidize Medicaid. The second hour was more Ford - Kavanaugh as the committee voted to move the vote to the floor after the FBI finishes their work.

HOUR THREE: Shane did the weekly market wrap up and the Ford - Kavanaugh discussion continued with a little bit on the agreement with Mexico, the standoff with Canada and the tariff war. China was also a topic and of course the markets and how the midterms will affect it.

09.22.18 Open for Business With Tom & Shane

HOUR ONE & TWO: It was wall-to-wall Kavanaugh for the first two hours as breaking news revealed that Christine Blasey Ford will testify before Congress about alleged sexual misconduct to her by Supreme Court nominee Bret Kavanaugh. Reports at showtime were that Dr. Ford would testify on Thursday September 27. Callers had varying opinions about this very important topic. Will Ford’s testimony derail Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court or is this much ado about nothing?

HOUR THREE: The markets seemed to ignore trade talks and tariffs as the Dow, S&P and NASDAQ all set new records for the year. The upcoming elections and the 25^th amendment were also hot topics and of course Shane’s Weekly Market Wrap Up.

09.15.18 Open for Business With Tom & Shane

HOUR ONE: Guest: Mike McCormick – McCormick Financial Advisors - On September 15, 2008 the financial crisis began with the announcement of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Mike, Tom and Shane go back in time to review how the Great Recession started and where we are today.

HOUR TWO: There was new news about the confirmation of Supreme Court candidate Bret Kavanaugh and that spurred some calls and conversation. President Trump’s control of the media was a hot topic. In the second half hour caller’s texts and tariffs rounded out the hour.

HOUR THREE: We start this hour with Shane’s Weekly Market Wrap Up. Then a Google Employee meeting video is making the rounds on the news networks with Google management discussing how the election of Trump is the end of the world as we know it. I posted a link to the one-hour meeting on my blog. The Nike decision to use National Anthem kneeling Colin Kaepernick as their new advertising poster boy was also covered.

09.08.18 Open for Business With Tom & Shane

No Shane this week he had family business to attend to and will return next week.

HOUR ONE: GUEST Bozeman City Commissioner Jeff Krauss and Tom had a fun time talking about the Bozeman Growth policy and I-185 in the second half hour.

HOUR TWO: Are Bozeman residents being taxed to death? Some callers think so. More from callers on I-185 that think the money will be going into the general fund. The Public Safety Center is the police department part of the Law & Justice Center that’s never passed a public vote. Jeff explains where it will be and how it will work.

HOUR THREE: A listener on our text line wanted to know if we’re required by law to run all political ads that are submitted to us? A short remembrance of how Jeff and George Carter hooked up to put Jeff on the air. Is America becoming more socialist, communist one caller wanted our opinions. Is our education system preparing our youth for the real world? We finished the hour with the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.