Real Life with Toni Reece

On today's show Bill talked about a proposed ice skating rink in city park, PA's largest teachers union blamed state lawmakers for using students as  bargaining chips while talks of a state budget remain at an impasse, and the Trump Administration warns state to drop gender ideology from sex-ed material or risk losing federal grants. 

In Bill's return from vacation he talked about whether or not the US Government should take a stake in a publicly-traded company, whether or not the ultrarich are paying a lower tax rate than the rest of the US, and if President Trump's Executive Order on burning flags is legal. 

Bill was joined by Lucine Sihelnik, President and CEO of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance to discuss the group's participation, along with other regional chambers, in a trip to Washington to advocate for continued funding for regional transportation systems...among other topics. 

Bill discussed the city of Reading wanting to purchase land next to First Energy Stadium, the State's budget impasse affecting libraries, foster care, and other services all while state lawmakers aren't back in Harrisburg until after Labor Day, and Russia launches its largest strike on Ukraine in weeks after Trump's meeting with Ukrainian and other European leaders. 

On today's show Bill talked about RACC reaching out to the public for funding, prices rising except for oil and gas, and takeaways from Trump's meeting with Ukraine's president and other European leaders. In the 11 o'clock hour Ron Paplosky of Paplosky's Auto Service and Collision Repair in Sinking Springs joined the show in studio and discussed proper repairs in the auto industry and why it costs...

On today's show Bill discussed the race for the Governor of PA officially is underway, how did the Trump-Putin summit turn out, and a late entrant into the NYC Mayoral race. In the 11 o'clock hour representatives from the Council on Chemical Abuse of Berks County (COCA BERKS) joined the show to talk about National Recovery Month, which is next month. 

Bill talked about Met Ed having good news for southern Berks county residents and businesses, it being 46 days since State lawmakers set a deadline to pass a spending plan for the new fiscal year with both sides being far apart, and President Trump is expected to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine. 

Bill discussed Reading City Council finding there's no quick fix to filling charter board vacancies, Septa officials saying they're going ahead with cuts in service despite the State Senate's passage of a two-year deal, and Americans are getting priced out of homeownership.

Bill talked about the State Senate passes two years of funding for mass transit that leaves Septa wanting more details, the race of PA Governor may have already begun, and President Trump says he's just "starting in DC," and Democrats who run other cities worry they're next.

Bill discussed the farmer's almanac is out with its winter forecast, the State Senate is back in session today with the budget being at the top of their agenda, and a data center site being proposed in Cumberland County is facing resistance from residents.

On today's show Bill talked about West Nile virus showing up in mosquito samples in Berks county, the price of food has grocery shoppers and restaurant owners worried, and is America's identity as a united nation eroding? 

In the 10 o'clock hour it was the debut of WFMZ's Tom Rader's segment on Feedback in which he talked about the biggest local stories of the week. In the 11 o'clock hour Dr. Blessing joined the program. 

On today's episode Bill talked about State House Democrats advance a mass transit funding plan as the Republican led State Senate is calling for a short-term budget, Chester County Commissioners create a new county government position, and the CDC issues a report that details foods Americans get the most calories from. 

Bill talked about Reading's Board of Ethics censures three people, the PA Turnpike Commission making a decision affecting mass transit revenues, and insurance companies cutting back on benefits to Medicare advantage, Medicaid, and Obamacare clients. 

Bill talked about PA school districts secretly reaching settlements with parents over cases involving districts' special education programs, PA lacking consistent rules in detecting cases of child abuse, and how safe are electric scooters. 

On today's episode, host Bill Saunders talks about activist groups in Montgomery County opposing ICE, President Trump working to end union bargaining for federal workers and a recent op-ed written by President Obama's former CIA director and national intelligence director. All that and more on "Feedback."

On today's show Bill was joined by Berks County Commissioner Christian Leinbach in the 10 o'clock hour, and members of Crime Alert Berks County in the 11 o'clock hour.  

Bill talked about fear griping one of PA's biggest Latino communities as ICE raids take place nearby, a drug stronger than fentanyl that you never heard of is killing hundreds every year, and the Trump Administration launching a new private health tracking system with the help of big tech. In the 10 o'clock hour Lucine Sihelnik and Aaron Gantz of Greater Reading Chamber Alliance joined the program...

Today Bill talked about Pottstown's questions of PA's low bail as the borough faces more crime, how the global economy is faring under President Trump's trade war, and a little-known government discount drug program causing higher prescription drug prices. In the 10 o'clock hour Bill was also joined by Reading City Council President Donna Reed. 

On today's show Bill talked about Reading City Council voting to decriminalize the possession of marijuana, some Pennsylvanians getting a check in the mail from the state treasury, and Jay Leno's thoughts on the current batch of Late Night hosts. 

On today's episdoe Bill discussed Reading City Council expecting to vot on whether to decriminalize possession of a small amount of marijuana, the Trump Administration set to release a billion dollars for PA infrastructure projects, and how many lives were actually saved with COVID vaccines according to a new study by Stanford. In the 11 o'clock hour, members of the Council on Chemical Abuse of Be...

On today's show Bill talked about residents in Southeastern Berks county experiencing frequent power outages, whether of not Governor Shapiro is using taxpayer dollars to fund a possible run for President, and President Trump and Paramount reaching a settlement in Trump's lawsuit against CBS' 60 Minutes edited interview of Kamala Harris. 

On today's show, Bill discussed Reading City Council weighing in on whether the state should legalize recreational use of marijuana, whether or not John Fetterman's wife thinks he should seek a higher office, and the Congressional budget office provides the final tally of just how much President Trump's "Mega Bill" will cost.

On today's episode Bill discusses what's the cost for data centers getting a big expansion in Pennsylvania, CBS' parent company's decision to cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" is creating a stir, and is New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani leading the Democratic Party? One Democrat says 'No!'