KVI host John Carlson, interviews St. Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) about the just concluded 2023 Legislative session in Olympia and Schoesler tells KVI that the laws and budget passed by legislators make it one of the three worst sessions he's ever seen during his 31-years serving in Olympia. Schoessler cites "sustainable budgets" and "fixing the Blake decision" among the primary reasons, explaining the other shortcomings of the 2023 Legislative session like the police pursuit law, one positive aspect regarding the capital budget, why the general budget for 2023-2025 is chocked full of entitlements.

6am hour -- new example of just how "pro-criminal" the WA Legislative Democrats are, 28 Washington mayors are now imploring the WA Legislature to pass a serious penalty for drug possession, the Democrats track record in Olympia is to make drug possession legal and simultaneously stop the death penalty for convicted murderers, WA gas prices have Spokane area drivers making a run for the border.

7am hour -- Biden Administration is poised to charge mortgage holders with good credit an extra fee to subsidize mortgage holders with bad credit, the Biden Admin. is "making suckers out of those who play by the rules", Tacoma's new RV homeless lot is experiencing problems already, the RV homeless lot is another example of how WSDOT refuses to get serious about blocking and cleaning up homeless/crime related behavior on state taxpayer owned property, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, previews an upcoming new report on boosting Americans news/media (i.e. political spin) literacy.

8am hour-- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, the abject defiance of the Washington Legislature when it comes to getting serious about the current drug possession law (SB 5536), even Tacoma (which voted 80% for Biden in 2020) is toughening its drug possession laws as the Legislature is refusing to do so, why the current Legislative bill is the "Blake fake" and should be voted down, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers on how to properly celebrate Earth Day tomorrow.

A new example of just how "pro-criminal" the WA Legislative Democrats are, 28 Washington mayors are now imploring the WA Legislature to pass a serious penalty for drug possession, the Democrats track record in Olympia is to make drug possession legal and simultaneously stop the death penalty for convicted murderers.

Biden Administration is poised to charge mortgage holders with good credit rating an extra fee to subsidize mortgage holders with bad credit. KVI's John Carlson says the Biden Admin. is "making suckers out of those who play by the rules". Side note: this fiscal principle is generally what private mortgage insurance is for (PMI) when obtaining a mortgage. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/18/joe-biden-hike-payments-good-credit-homebuyers-sub/

6am hour -- local and federal authorites still have not released Nashville/Covenant School shooter's 'manifesto', a Snohomish School District principal is canceling Mother's and Father's Day related school events because some children might not have a parent, a Seattle public school is being sued over segregation of the students based on race, JUST IN: Space-X (aka Elon Musk) just launched the biggest ever (un-manned) rocket eclipsing NASA's Saturn V in the 1960s,

7am hour -- GUEST: Dave Workman on WA Legislature approving bill to ban semi-automatic rifles which Dems call "assault weapons" and "weapons of war", ATF director asked to define "assault weapon", why Robert F. Kennedy Jr's 2024 Presidential candidacy is "bad news" for Biden's re-election chances, RFK Jr's candidacy has "a lot of baggage", Seattle homeless watch-dog and digital journalist Jonathan Choe has now been nominated for more 2022 Emmy Awards than any other Seattle TV reporter.

8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, says WA Democrats finally expected to unveil their 2023-25 state budget tomorrow or Saturday, at 9:30a today Gov. Inslee will authorize the stop of statewide public advisory votes on tax hikes (a statewide vote which was approved by voters), Mother's Day and Father's Day events canceled by a principal at a Snohomish WA elementary school because 'not all students may have a mother or father', yet the school promotes a gay pride event for students/parents to attend, GUEST: St. Sen. Mike Padden (R-Spokane) addresses the recent whistleblower report about transgender female prisoners (some convicted of sex crimes) bunking with biological females at the Purdy WA women's prison.

The Washington Legislature passes a semi-automatic rifle ban bill to Gov. Inslee. The Democrats call it "an assault weapons ban". GUEST: our gun-rights "go-to-guy", senior writer for TheGunMag.com, Liberty Park Press, former NRA Board Member, Dave Workman, notes that legal challenge will be filed to the gun ban. The immediate question now is when Gov. Inslee will sign the bill because it has an emergency clause in the legislation that will put the law into effect as soon as the governor signs it. The emergency clause would prevent buyers from initiating the paperwork process for a 10-day waiting period to buy or transfer one of these newly banned guns. A sidebar story: the U.S. ATF Director cant or won't define "assault weapon" during Congressional hearing.

Allegations of segregation in Seattle public schools. KVI's John Carlson interviews attorney and managing director of legal advocacy with the group "F.A.I.R." (the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism), Leigh Ann O'Neill. She filed a civil rights legal complaint against Seattle's Pathfinder K-8 school and the school's principal (Britney Holmes).

6am hour -- John Carlson returns...Kraken win first ever franchise playoff game and do it by beating the defending Stanley Cup champs, REI will close its Portland store because of crime problems including break-ins and chronic shoplifting, US Senate releases 304 page report on COVID origin and the conclusions badly contradict the political science perpetrated by Dr. Anthony Fauci and the US NIH, transgender inmates are quartered with female prisoners in the WA women's prison at Purdy and some of the transgender inmates have been convicted of sex crimes now sleeping in the same quarters with female inmates.

7am hour -- new Gallup poll says more Americans than ever are now politically independent thus fleeing both Republican and Democratic parties, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers reports WA gas prices have increased between 35 and 52 cents per gallon since CO2 tax, Myers calculations are based on the impact of the new carbon fuel cap and trade law in WA,

8am hour -- GUEST: ShiftWA.org's Randy Pepple, previews the last 5 remaining days of the WA Legislative session including what will be a record setting state budget (20% higher than last year's spending) and Democrats are conducting all the budget negotiations without Republican leadership input, some top-shelf, gourmet gas-lighting about mass shootings from Seattle's US Congresswoman, King County voters decide next week on a property tax hike to pay for $1.25 billion in behavioral and mental health services. GUEST: (Un)divided podcast host, Brandi Kruse, has announced she's voting "yes" on that tax hike, a debate about why to vote for or against this massive property tax hike, how Kruse sees the WA Democrats winning the political 'spin' game on key election issues like police pursuit rules and drug possession laws.

WA gas prices are up between 35-52 cents since January 1st, 2023 attributed to the new WA 'cap and trade' tax on carbon fuel. GUEST: Washington Policy Center's environmental policy director, Todd Myers, has been tracking the cap and trade auction in February and how that's currently impacting the high price we pay for gas at the pump across Washington.

KVI's John Carlson interviews The (Un)Divided podcast host, Brandi Kruse, about the King County election on April 25th asking voters to decide on a $1.25 billion property tax hike over 9 years to pay for behavioral and mental health service that levy supporters claim will address homeless and drug addicts in King County. Kruse has announced she's voting 'yes' on the big property tax hike although she has some reservations about her vote. Carlson and Kruse examine where behavioral and mental health services should fall as a King County priority and how to fund it.