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New Hampshire's senior senator has been vocal lately on issues ranging from health care to the federal deficit to the economic stimulus package. We’ll talk with Gregg about these topics and about his own plans, now that he has said he doesn’t intend to seek re-election.

Guest

• Judd Gregg, Republican US Senator from Rye

Today the New Hampshire House and Senate are scheduled to vote on the final version of the next state budget. It includes increased taxes, on cigarettes, rooms and meals and small businesses, lots of new fees and major cuts to state programs and layoffs. We’ll break down the budget vote and ask what it will mean for Granite Staters.

Guests

• Dan Gorenstein, Reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio who is covering the New Hampshire Budget vote.
• Steve Norton , Executive Director of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy

We'll also hear from

• Lou D’Allesandro, Democratic state senator from Manchester and chair of the Senate Finance Committee

• Fran Wendelboe, Republican state representative from New Hampton and member of the House Finance Committee

• Dan Eaton Democratic state representative from Stoddard, House Majority Floor Leader, and member of the House Finance and Joint Fiscal Committees

President Obama has made health care reform his top domestic priority, and now Congress is hashing out the details, including a controversial “public option” which would be a government health plan that would compete with private insurers. We’ll get the latest from Capitol Hill reporters who’ve been following the story.

Guests

• Carrie Budoff Brown, staff reporter for Politico who has been following the health care reform debate in Congress
• Jeff Young, staff writer for The Hill newspaper who’s been covering the health care debate in Washington

It’s always nerve-wracking to graduate college and find that first job but for this year’s class the recession makes it all the harder. Some have deferred the pain, by going to Graduate School or joining programs like Teach for America. Some have joined the military, while many others are busy hunting – and are filling out applications and moving back home with mom. We’ll talk with panel of new graduates from the Granite State about their hopes, fears and challenges as they enter the real world.

Guests

• Elizabeth Neilan, A 2009 Graduate from the University of New Hampshire in Manchester with a degree in History
• Justin Rondeau, A 2009 Graduate from the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Justin graduated summa cum-laude with a degree in Philosophy
• Dan O'Brien, A 2009 Graduate from Dartmouth with a degree in Government.

We'll also hear from

• Sam Kapala, A 2009 Graduate from Williams College, originally from Hopkinton..

A panel of Iranian-born Granite Staters joins us to talk about the country’s disputed elections…and the street protests, strikes, and violence we’re seeing now. We’ll ask our local Iranians how they view the election and the conflict that’s followed – also what they’re hearing from relatives…and – their own hopes for how this crisis will play out.

Guests

• Reza Jalili , associate professor of business at New England College
• Massood Samii , Chairman of the International Business Department and Director of Institute for International Business, at Southern New Hampshire University. He also served at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna Austria as a senior economist and the head of the finance section
• Ali, a 30-year old phD candidate from a New England university. His parents live in Tehran, and he’s been following the events of the last several days very closely