Will Legislative Democrats insert a "poison pill" into special session today as lawmakers vote on a new drug possession law? If you think this is far fetched, consider the poison pill Democrats inserted in the recent update to the police pursuit law.

KVI's John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur reconvene on the air after the Seattle Kraken lose game 7 to the Dallas Stars following their bet before the series started with Kirby taking the Stars because he recently moved from Redmond to McKinney, Texas. Along with the hockey recap, Kirby and John discuss the strategies employed by TX Gov. Greg Abbott at the Mexican border during the last week as more undocumented (i.e. illegal) immigrants are poised to cross into the United States.

6am hour -- Kraken win Game 6 over the weekend to force a Game 7 tonight in Dallas, legendary comic Dave Chappelle gets candid about how bad it is on the street in San Francisco, sex-offender board appointment controversy embroils the KC Regional Homless Authority.

7am hour -- GUEST: medical director at Astria Toppenish Hospital and Yakima resident, Raul Garcia, M.D. wants to "Bring health back to an unhealthy state", Garcia's a Republican candidate for WA Governor, gives his "triple play" of campaign priorities to improve WA in his first term, "have to start punishing small crime again" because the small criminals graduate to bigger ones, GUEST: long time Puyallup resident and former State legislator, Hans Zeiger, invites KVI listeners to a Tacoma event this Wed. May 17th about the book "Land of Hope" for its perspective on American history.

8am hour -- the US/Mexico border battle continues, how TX state officials are taking a completely different approach to the border than the Biden Admin. federal officials, the research showing schizophrenia in young men connected to heavy marijuana use, the New York Magazine writer who went home to San Fran to debunk the "doom" has an epiphany about drug OD deaths in SF, the writer finds that conditions are worse in many places of SF than the portrayals she'd seen reported (i.e. office vacancy rate, homeless population count).

GUEST: medical director at Astria Toppenish Hospital and Yakima resident, Raul Garcia, M.D. -running for WA Governor, Republican candidate, "Bring health back to an unhealthy state", will prioritize safer streets and stopping homelessness (and education), gives his "triple play" of campaign priorities to improve WA in his first term, why stabilizing local and state police forces is key to improving public safety, "have to start punishing small crime again" because the small criminals graduate to bigger ones, balance compassion and assertiveness to solve homelessness/drug addiction, garciaforgovernor.com

GUEST: long time Puyallup WA resident now President at the Philadelphia-based Jack Miller Center, Hans Zeiger, invites KVI listeners to an event at the Washington State Museum of History in downtown Tacoma on Wed. May 17th revolving around the book "Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story". Author Wilfred McClay will be at the Tacoma event to speak about the book and history. Zeiger admits "there are a lot of sins in our (America's) national story" but the great themes of American history are about self-governing society. For more information on the event copy/paste this web URL. https://jackmillercenter.org/event/tacoma-washington-wilfred-mcclay-great-american-story/

6am hour -- progressive liberals are really upset with CNN for the Trump town hall but the ratings were a big lift for lowly CNN, why Democrats and the "deep state strategists" want Trump to be the 2024 nominee against Biden, former WSU football coach asks judge for vaccine-related firing lawsuit to continue, Judge upholds constitutional right of 18-20 year olds to obtain firearms and Biden's DOJ wants to appeal the ruling, a Portland OR elementary school is a study in indoctrination,

7am hour -- deportation flights allowed to resume at Boeing Field after court order, the court order is a big political loss for KC Exec. Dow Constantine, now activists are trying to protest at Boeing Field, Happy Mother's Day to all the KVI moms!, WA election officials close a campaign finance loophole that AG Bob Ferguson just exploited a week before Jay Inslee announced he won't run for re-election, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, talks about the "stupid party and the evil party" as it relates to the Republican/Biden debt ceiling show down, Biden's spin on the budget money he claims Republicans are cutting.

8am hour -- GUESTS: Center For Immigration Studies, fellows Todd Bensman and Andrew "Art" Arthur join the show to explain what's happening on Day 1 after the expiration of Title 42, Bensman is live in Matamoros, Mexico, and calls this expected border rush "the greatest mass migration crisis ever", Sen. Patty Murray wants to talk gun violence, GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman, exposes the political drama that unfolded at a KCRHA board meeting when someone objected to a person with a sex-crime conviction from being added to a lower board within the KCRHA.

KVI's John Carlson interviews two guests from the Center for Immigration Studies just a few hours after the expiration of Title 42, the immigration asylum policy enacted by former Pres. Trump. First, CIS fellow Todd Bensman, speaks live from Matamoros, Mexico--across the border from Brownsville, Texas. Bensman calls this "the greatest mass migration crisis ever" and explains how Texas is doing more to deal with the end of Title 42 than the federal authorities are. CIS fellow and former immigration judge, Andrew "Art" Arthur, explains on the latest legal ruling by a Florida judge on the end of Title 42.

GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman explains the political drama that unfolded at a KC Regional Homeless Authority (KCRHA) sub-board meeting when someone objected to a person with a sex-crime conviction from being added to a lower board within the KCRHA. The co-chair of that sub-board loudly denounced the fellow board member and is now being asked to resign the co-chair position. VIDEO of the meeting available at Ari's Twitter feed (note: no hyper link) https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/1656530984144367616

6am hour -- the combined population of WA and OR are currently gathered in areas of Mexico today ready to cross the US border as Title 42 expires at midnight, Everett WA company says they can deliver fusion power to Microsoft by 2028 but their 5-year timeline for this new tech still has some doubters, Bud Light's damage control over the infamous trans-can publicity stunt continues, actor Tom Hanks pushes back on re-writing 20th century books in the face of 21st century 'woke' culture.

7am hour -- the CNN/Donald Trump town hall cable-cast provided lots of drama and moments for the anti-Trump crowd to complain about, what Trump needs to be doing to win additional votes, what Trump gets wrong about the Constitution and the 2020 election, selective outrage for a Seattle State Rep. upset about cars in the bus only lane,

Hillary Franz wants Jay Inslee's job, why Franz has an uphill battle against Bob Ferguson.

8am hour -- clarifying the House Republicans position on the current debt ceiling show down, Bernie Sanders wants everyone in America to have the same working conditions as the US Senate, a disturbing drone video over the US/Mexico border adjacent to Brownsville TX this morning as ostensible illegal aliens gather at the border to cross as Title 42 expires tonight, some thoughts as Gov. Jay Inslee's vaccine mandate finally ends for WA workers.

WA Commissioner of Public Lands, Hillary Franz, wants Jay Inslee's job. KVI's John Carlson listens to Franz's video message announcing her candidacy for Governor. Why Franz has an uphill battle against Bob Ferguson.