Business Matters: New Taxes – Be careful what you wish for

Published: May 07 2012 08:00:00 PM EDT Updated On: Oct 01 2012 06:52:04 PM EDT

Original Air Date 5/14/12 | Guests: Sharon Ward – PA Budget & Policy Center, Jeff Coleman – Commonwealth Foundation, Jeff Glazier – Community Activist, Jack Iannantuono – Indicon, Inc.

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Business Matters - Tomorrow is the Primary – Who deserves your vote for Bethlehem Mayor?

Original Airdate: 5/20/13 | Guests: Bob Donchez (D) – Bethlehem Mayoral Candidate, Willie Reynolds (D) – Bethlehem Mayoral Candidate
Business Matters - Is gay marriage constitutional?

Original Airdate: 5/13/13 | Mary Lisicky – LGBT Council, Representative Brian Sims – 182nd Legislative District, Kari Kirchgessner – Sweet Girlz Bakery, Chris Labonte – Human Rights Activist
Business Matters - Braden Airport – Soon to be a thing of the past?

Original Airdate: 5/6/13 | Guests: Martin Till – J.G. Petrucci Company, Inc., Joel Scheer – Fishbone & Scheer, C. David Howell – Forks Resident, Jeff Brown – Leaf Cigar Bar & Restaurant, Bob Kutzler – Pilot/Braden Airpark
Business Matters - Should Marijuana be Legalized?

Original Airdate: 4/29/13 | Guests: David Evans – Drug Free America Foundation, Senator Daylin Leach – PA-Montgomery County
Business Matters - Generation Y – Leaders or Underachievers?

Original Airdate: 4/22/13 | Guest: Allison Lisiecki – The Hilton Garden Inn Airport, Guest: John McKnight – Lafayette College, Guest: Alfonso Todd – Prolifick Radio, Guest: Dean Young – Boys & Girls Club of Easton, Guest: Bobby Lanyon – Young Professionals Council
Business Matters - Northampton County Executive Race – Meet the Three Democratic Challengers!

Original Airdate: 4/15/13 | Guest: John Callahan – Northampton County Executive Candidate, Guest: Lamont McClure – Northampton County Executive Candidate, Guest: Glenn Reibman – Northampton County Executive Candidate
Business Matters - What is the role of government in today’s society?

Original Airdate: 4/8/13 | Guests: Sam Bennett – Women's Campaign Fund, Charles Mitchell – The Commonwealth Foundation, Mike Fleck – Fleck Consulting, Ana Puig – FreedomWorks
Business Matters - Lehigh County Executive Race – Who should be the Republican Nominee?

Original Airdate: 4/1/13 | Guest: Dean Browning – Republican Candidate for LC Executive, Guest: Scott Ott – Republican Candidate for LC Executive
Business Matters - Minimum Wage – Could you live on $7.25 an hour?

Original Airdate: 3/25/13 | Guest: Kevin Menter – Rothrock Motor Sales/2011 Governor's Achievement Award Recipient, Guest: Louie Belletieri – Louie's Restaurant, Guest: John Meyerson – UFCW Local 1776, Guest: Scott Witmer – ServiceMaster
Business Matters - Immigration Part II – Do you believe in amnesty or building a wall?

Original Airdate: 3/18/13 | Guest: Michael W. Cutler – Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Guest: John Morganelli – Northampton County DA, Guest: Alfonso Todd – Prolifick Radio, Guest: David Vaida, Esq. – Law Office of David Vaida
Business Matters - Will "Right to Work" be the end of unions in PA?

Original Airdate: 3/11/13 | Guest: Dennis Martire – Laborers’ International Union of North America, Guest: Ana Puig – FreedomWorks, Guest: Gregg Potter – LV Labor Council, Guest: Simon Campbell – StopTeacherStrikes, Guest: Dan McNeill – PA Representative (D-133)
Business Matters - The Sequestration – Is our Nation on the brink of financial disaster?

Original Airdate: 3/4/2013 | Guest: Jennifer Stefano – Americans for Prosperity, Rick Smith – The Rick Smith Show, Joe Hilliard – Leadership for Liberty, Bar Johnston – Lehigh County Democratic Party
Business Matters - Immigration – Do you believe in amnesty or building a wall?

Original Airdate: 2/25/13 | Guest: John Morganelli – Northampton County DA, Guest: Matthew J. Braccili – HOLA Radio, Guest: Ron Angle, Guest: Kevin Santos, Esq. – Santos Law Group, Guest: Michael W. Cutler – Immigration and Naturalization Service (Retired)
Guest: Ana Puig – FreedomWorks
Business Matters - Should selling booze be privatized?

Original Airdate: 2/18/2013 | Guest: Wendell Young – UFCW Local 1776, Katrina Anderson – The Commonwealth Foundation, Dan McNeill – PA Representative (D-133), Charlie Gerow – Quantum Communications
Business Matters - Can you be American and Muslim In America?

Original Airdate: 2/11/2013 | Guest: Amber Mirza (American Muslim) – Director of Empowerment, YWCA, Guest: Ron Angle, Guest: Mustafa Jaffer (American Muslim) – Express Business Center, Inc., Guest: Randy Toman – Lehigh Valley Conservative, Guest: Mohamed H. Rajmohamed – Cedar Crest College
Business Matters - Should the 2nd Amendment protect assault weapons?

Original Airdate: 2/4/2013 | Guest: Mayor Ed Pawlowski – Allentown, Shira Goodman – CeaseFirePA, Manny Kapelsohn, Esq. – Lesavoy Butz & Seitz LLC, Bill Rider – Easton Area School Board Member, Frank A. Belcastro – Independence USA
Business Matters - We are $17 trillion in debt – Did we really avert the fiscal cliff?

Original Airdate: 1/28/2013 | Guest: Walt Garvin – Northampton Democratic Party, Guest: Jason Scheurer – PA Libertarian Party, Guest: Kamran Afshar – KAA, Inc., Guest: Anastasia Przybylski – FreedomWorks
Business Matters - One-on-one with U.S. Senator Pat Toomey

Original Airdate: 12/10/2012 | Guest: U.S. Senator Pat Toomey
Business Matters - To Strike or not to Strike?

Original Airdate: 12/03/2012 | Guests: Simon Campbell - Stop Teacher Strikes Inc, Steve Barron - Northampton County Controller, Jennifer Stefano - Americans for Prosperity, Jerry Green - US Steelworkers
Business Matters - Should the government tell your child what to eat and drink?

Original Airdate: 11/26/2012 | Guests: Tony Crisci - PA beverage Association, Patty Baresse - The Nutrition Group, Jason Scheurer - PA Libertarian Party, Jude-Laure Denis - DC Consulting
Business Matters - One-on-one with Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter

Original Airdate: 11/19/2012 | Guest: Mayor Michael Nutter - City of Philadelphia
Business Matters - The Election is OVER – Time to jump for joy or cry in your soup?

Original Airdate 11/12/12 | Guests: Jude-Laure Denis – DC Consulting, Ana Puig – Freedom Works, Bar Johnston – Lehigh County Democratic Party, Linda Kerns – Republican National Lawyers Association
Business Matters: The BIG Race for the U.S. Senate – Casey vs. Smith

Original Airdate: 11/05/12 | Guests: Tom Smith (R), – Candidate, U.S. Senate, Bob Casey (D) – Incumbent, U.S.Senate
Business Matters: The Race for the State House – Mackenzie vs. Reynard

Original Airdate: 10/29/12 | Guests: Ryan Mackenzie (R) and John Reynard (D) – Candidates for 134th
Business Matters: The Race for the State House – Simmons vs. Deely

Original Airdate: 10/22/12 | Guests: Justin Simmons - Republican Candidate, Kevin Deely - Democratic Candidate
Business Matters: The Race for the State House – Molony vs. McNeill

Original Airdate: 10/15/12 | Guests: David Molony – Republican Candidate, Daniel McNeill – Democratic Candidate
Gracedale, One Year Later – Feeling the Effects

Original Airdate: 10/08/12 | guests: Bernie O'Hare - Blogger, Jerry Green - United Steelworkers, Ron Angle, Jerry Seyfried - Former Northampton County Executive, Rich Grucela - Former State Representative
Business Matters - One on One with Mayor Pawlowski – He Shoots, He Scores!

Original Airdate: 10/1/2012 | Guest: Mayor Ed Pawlowski – City of Allentow
Business Matters - Will you be allowed to vote on November 6th?

Original Airdate: 9/24/12 | Guests: Steve Samuelson - PA Representative; Wayne Woodman - Lehigh County Republican Party; Joe Robinson - Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Institute; Simon Campbell - StopTeacherStrikes Inc.
Business Matters - Easton Workers Who Commute Will Pay More - Was there an alternative?

Original Airdate - 9/17/2012 | Guest: Steve Barron - Northampton County Controller; Sal Panto - Mayor of Easton; John Stoffa - Northampton County Executive; Mike Fleck - Easton City Councilman; John Kincaid - Lafayette College
Business Matters - The Road to the White House - Who will get your vote?

Original Airdate: 09/10/2012 | Guests: Mike Schlossberg - Allentown City Council, Ron Angle, Bar Johnston - Lehigh County Democratic Party, Michelle Griffin Young - The Chamber
Business Matters - One-on-one with Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley

Original Airdate: 8/6/2012 | Guest: Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley
Business Matters - One-on-one with Author and Activist Gloria Steinem

Original Airdate: 6/25/2012 | Guest: Gloria Steinem (Author and Activist)
Business Matters - One-on-one with PA Treasurer Rob McCord

Original Airdate: 5/21/2012 | Guest: Rob McCord – PA Treasurer
Business Matters: New Taxes – Be careful what you wish for

Original Air Date 5/14/12 | Guests: Sharon Ward – PA Budget & Policy Center, Jeff Coleman – Commonwealth Foundation, Jeff Glazier – Community Activist, Jack Iannantuono – Indicon, Inc.
Business Matters - There's a heck of a big hole in the ground – Will We Build an Arena?

Original Airdate: 05/07/2010 | Guest: Steve Thode – Lehigh University, Sy Traub – ANIZDA, Jeff Barber – Lehigh Financial Group, Michael Molovinsky – Community Activist, Mike Fleck – Fleck Consulting
Business Matters - Can I thee wed?

Original Airdate: 04/30/2012 | Guests: Liz Bradbury – PA Diversity Network, Randy Toman – Lehigh Valley Conservative, Ted Martin – Equality PA, Senator Daylin Leach, Joel Saint – Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society (via phone)
Business Matters - Is the new Voter ID law unfair?

Original Airdate: 04/23/2012 | Guests: Senator Daylin Leach, Linda Kerns – Republican National Lawyers Association, Joseph Robinson – Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Development Institute, Ron Angle
Business Matters - What does the Trayvon Martin shooting mean to the Valley?

Original Airdate: 04/16/2012 | Guests: Stephon Font-Toomer - Junior NAACP Youth Council, Briana Michele Jones - STRIVE Youth, John Morganelli - Northampton County DA, Duane Tolson - Allentown Resident, Gail Hoover - Hamilton Park Crime Watch
Business Matters - Meet Congressman Tim Holden

Original Airdate: 4/2/2012 | Guest: U.S. Congressman Tim Holden (D-17)
Business Matters - Duking It Out – What say you?

Original Airdate: 3/26/2012 | Guests: Ron Angle, Mike Fleck – Fleck Consulting Inc., Michelle Young – The Chamber, Bar Johnston – Lehigh County Democratic Committee
Business Matters - The Obamacare Contraception Mandate

Original Airs: 03/12/12 - Guests: Kate Wilgruber – Allentown Women’s Center, Professor Larry Chapp – DeSales University, Professor Grace Kim – Moravian College, Attorney Richard Connell – Ball, Murren & Connell

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Business Matters with Tony Iannelli, is the region's only local business show on commercial television. Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce President, Tony Iannelli, hosts this weekly program that airs Monday's at 7:30pm on WFMZ-Ch. 69. WFMZ is broadcast on 46 cable companies and reaches 2.2 million households. Business Matters is a half-hour interview show that gets inside the minds of business and community leaders to talk about their successes and challenges, as well as regional public policy issues and world trends. Topics range from legislation affecting the business community (right to work; immigration, prevailing wage...) to community at large issues (gun rights, school vouchers, taxes...). The show has 4 panelists representing two sides of an issue. One-on-One programs with VIP's include U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, US Secretaries Hillary Clinton, Ray Lahood and PA Governor Tom Corbett...just to name a few!

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