6am hour -- Gov. Jay Inslee won't run for re-election in 2024 and John Carlson knows why, how Inslee benefited greatly from the Trump economy and then the federal COVID stimulus, the unintentionally funny comment about Seattle's Capitol Hill needing more security but not more cops, RIP Gordon Lightfoot, GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple examines the prospective WA gubernatorial candidates now that Inslee says he's not running again in 2024, what happens if Hillary Franz faces Bob Ferguson in the 2024 general election.

7am hour -- the curious case of outdoor/camping giant REI making record revenue but losing money, neighbors in Auburn and Bothell are demanding more policing and tougher prosecution of criminals after several recent crime sprees, Gov. Inslee's real climate record, GUEST: WSRP chair, Caleb Heimlich, talks about the open 2024 WA governor's election and two Republicans who are ready to run, Heimlich says "we have to play by the rules of the game as they are, not how we wish they were" (for WA elections), how WA Republicans are utilizing a new three-prong plan to recruit and connect with voters.

8am hour -- a Tacoma political progressive issues scathing column about the problems with Tacoma link light rail,

is this "an I told you so moment for Republicans?", the rising problem of unsolved murders in America, money and jobs and America's shifting population, KVI's Lone Star State Correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, predicts the Dallas Stars will beat the Kraken in the 2nd round playoff series, Kirby says the right/moderate Republican can win the 2024 WA governor's election and "Democrats will have a bloody primary" in 2024, why Hillary Franz could appeal to moderate/independent voters.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will not run for re-election in 2024 and KVI's John Carlson knows why, how Inslee benefited greatly from the Trump economy and then the federal COVID stimulus, if Inslee's such a good governor why are WA schools spending more money than ever as student enrollment is dropping?

KVI's John Carlson evaluates several stories all connected to the crime and public safety problems that persist in and around Seattle, including Federal Way and Bothell. The big surprise story here is that crime, shoplifting, in-store security are causing the premier outdoor/camping store, R.E.I., to lose money after generating record setting revenue for the co-op.

KVI's John Carlson asks the KVI Lone Star State Correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, who he's rooting for in the NHL playoff series between the Seattle Kraken and his new home in Texas, the Dallas Stars. Kirby confides he's pulling for the Stars, not the Kraken. Then Kirby and John get down to business on the fate of the WA governor's race and what will happen in 2024.

6am hour -- Kraken win game 7 in Denver to upset defending Stanley Cup champs, federal banking regulators have seized control of another failing bank after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse 2 months ago, Whole Foods shutting down one SF story because of public safety jeopardizing safety of employees/customers, SCOTUS justice Samuel Alito is opening up about the failure of investigators to pinpoint last year's notorious draft opinion leak, why Alito thinks he knows who's culpable, OR Sec. of State is consultant for a pot shop that is violating a variety of state rules and racking up money in state fines.

7am hour -- Texas neighbor dispute turns into massacre of one family, suspect turns out to be a 5-times deported illegal alien and is still on the loose, how today's federal take over of First Republic Bank has parallels to the WaMu collapse of 2008, its almost graduation season for high school and university so here's an inspiring story of a high school grad with an impressive list of scholarship offers, fewer than 1% of people cited for drug possession (in WA) have failed to call a hotline # to have their ticket deferred if they choose drug treatment,

8am hour -- Kraken upset the defending Stanley Cup champs winning the first round against Colorado, now we need a Seattle band to create a Kraken song the way Seattle bands did for the Sonics in the 1990s, how WA's new law on 'assault weapons' might be tied to the fate of a similar Illinois law, trans-ableism is a new chapter in the trans/gender identity political saga, JUST IN: WA Gov. Jay Inslee announces he won't run again for 2024 re-election.

KVI's John Carlson examines an Illinois federal judge's ruling on that state's recent 'assault weapons ban' law which closely mirrors the newly signed Washington law by Gov. Jay Inslee. The Illinois judge has issued a hold on the Illinois law prompting Carlson to conclude that a similar legal fate could apply to the Washington law.

Three of the four largest bank failures in American history have now taken place in the last 60 days, dating back to the March 10th federal seizure of Silicon Valley Bank in California. KVI's John Carlson explains the latest federal seizure of First Republic Bank and how this collapse connects with the 2008 sub-prime mortgage collapse of Washington Mutual which was based in Seattle.

6am hour -- Kraken game 6 tonight could clinch first franchise playoff series victory, the Tucker Carlson video message has now been seen 18 million times, when that satire news story turns out to be true, WA Democrats' plan is to spread the pain of drug addiction from the addicts to the rest of the law abiding, KVI's interview with the new House Republican Leader--Drew Stokesbary, Megyn Kelly rips Keith Olberman...

7am hour -- report says ISIS and Taliban are killing each other in Afghanistan, now criticizing childhood obesity is racist, new polling shows 12% of Americans describe themselves as very happy, in the 1970s and 1980s it was 35% to upper 30% respectively, so why aren't Americans very happy?, the three things that generally create happiness among Americans, GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson addresses the Tucker Carlson firing by Fox News, why did Fox censor his Jan. 6th video (supplied by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy) presentation, how Tucker Carlson's firing will impact the 2024 Presidential election.

8am hour -- a lot of Washingtonians would move out of state if they could, the Seattle socialists push back on City Atty Ann Davidson's proposal to make drug possession a misdemeanor crime, esteemed movie director Steven Speilberg just did something unexpected as he stood up against one aspect of 'cancel culture', GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, gives some context to the Congressional debt ceiling limit debate, what Republicans should do if Biden and Senate Democrats try to play hard ball over the debt ceiling, why reclaiming unspent COVID relief money is so key to the Republican plan.

6am hour -- Kraken win thriller on the road in Game 5 , Tucker Carlson speaks for first time since being fired by Fox News, meanwhile Fox News ratings are down by more than half, KVI's Dana Loesch calls out Pentagon "DEI pencil pushers", Whitworth University in Spokane shutting down the on-campus appearance of a Chinese woman who survived the Mao revolution and now criticizes Communist China, WA roads/highways rank 47 in the US for quality, WA has the worst of both worlds: high spending and poor roadways, KVI's Lars Larson calls latest US GDP growth "pathetic" at 1.3% which is lower than expected, the recent tech sector layoffs seem to underscore the GDP output.

7am hour--Seattle Times columnist eviscerates WA Legislative Democrats for failure on drug possession law and their pathetic attempt to scapegoat Republicans, the Democrats "can't even get their own side" on their side, Highline School District sued over political affiliated content like LGBTQ+, BLM, Che Guevara images/posters/flags,

RIP Jerry Springer and the pinnacle of American "car crash" TV, a feminist activist cites the "material reality of biological sex" regarding the current debate on trans issues, a possible hole developing in the accusation against Tucker Carlson by a former guest booker on his show.

8am hour -- Kraken hockey squad putting together a story book um story in the NHL first round playoffs, Fox News has lost about half its audience since firing Tucker Carlson last week, GUEST: newly elected House Republican Leader, Drew Stokesbary, says he "has hit the ground running" in this new leadership position, Stokesbary is asked about the Leg. Democrats and Gov. Inslee blaming Republicans for their majority failure to fix the drug possession law, Stokesbary concedes that throwing people in jail for drugs is an outdated concept but underscores the need for a jail penalty for chronic drug addicts, Stokesbary's strategy to help Republicans change the public perception about their candidates, overhauling how schools assign student grades and an object lesson from a school district 6X the size of Seattle's.

GUEST: newly elected Washington House of Representatives Republican Leader, Drew Stokesbary, tells KVI he "has hit the ground running" in this new leadership position. Stokesbary is asked about the Leg. Democrats and Gov. Inslee blaming Republicans for their majority failure to fix the drug possession law. Stokesbary concedes that throwing people in jail for drugs is an outdated concept but underscores drug users have to want treatment and you need the check and balance of a jail penalty to get there. Stokesbary says for Republicans to succeed in WA, voters need more experience with Republicans to change pre-conceptions about the party's candidates. By doing that, he says Republicans can "create enough goodwill...talking to (voters) about issues that matter to them". Carlson says the opportunity for Republicans right now is that Democrats have "overplayed their hand".