What you Missed on Today’s Morning Zone [Audio]

The U.N. considers acknowledging statehood for the Palestinians, Turkey and Iran team as allies for military actions against the Kurds,  and Iran is rattling it's sabers again, saying that it can deploy a full naval force off the coast of the United States. Plus...former President Clinton is criticizing Isreals approval of 1100 more settlement homes in east Jerusalem. All that was the topic of discussion at 7:07AM MDT on Wednesday's Morning Zone as middle eastern analyst /columnist/commentator Micah Halpern talked with host Dave Chaffin.

At 8:07, the budget crisis in Washington may seem far away, but it is about to have a major impact on the Wyoming state budget.  Each year Wyoming gets $2.2 billion from the federal government.  As the Congressional "Super-Committee" continues its work on the debt crisis, we can expect major cuts in these funds.  This could force drastic changes to the benefits that Wyoming families get from the state .... and have a big impact on the state's balance sheet.  Wyoming Liberty Group research fellow and economist Sven Larson will describe the implications. ·  Dr. Larson will address the fact that federal aid comes with strings attached, which are costly to the state's compliance budget as well as to individual liberties.  Is this a good opportunity for the state to take control over its budget?   Is it time for legislators to finally say 'thanks but no thanks’  to federal aid?