6am hour -- tracking the WA gas price in 2023 based on the impact of new laws by Gov. Inslee, "what are we getting" for all this extra cost in WA gas prices?, why last year's Seattle public school teacher's contract is now looming large as the district faces a $53 million deficit and closing some of its schools, the parallel in Bothell WA to the tragic NYC subway chokehold death of a man allegedly threatening passengers, a street level reaction to whether or not Seattle is "turning the corner" on homeless camps and shooting/public safety.

7am hour -- Happy Cinco De Mayo, Catholic candle lighting hospital chapel religious expression controversy, federal gov't over-ruling the local fire marshal, will WA AG Bob Ferguson be held accountable for the latest legal ruling against him for failing to disclose documents that were required to be turned over in a lawsuit against the state?, Republican US Senator obliterates Biden's deputy US Energy Secretary over a 2050 carbon neutral policy goal, what does the US get for spending $50 trillion to be carbon neutral by 2050,

8am hour -- GUEST: St. Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline) tells KVI why she prefers diversion programs instead of a criminal penalty for drug possession, compare and contrast of WA and Oregon drug poss. laws, Davis blames China not WA policy for King County fentanyl OD deaths, when people are most motivated for drug treatment, civil commitment Ricky's Law will handle the 10-20% of addicts that don't voluntarily comply, GUEST: recovering addict now working on effective drug rehab programs, Ginny Burton, responds to the Rep. Lauren Davis interview about what WA needs when it comes to a drug possession law, why "help isn't help" when it comes to drug rehabilitation in WA,

Burton supports a felony drug possession law but notes that the prison model has not traditionally been rehabbed drug addicts, how the harm reduction politicians "distorted" current terms of drug addiction and policy, GUEST: economist Steve Moore says "Kevin McCarthy is eating Joe Biden's lunch" on the budget talks per the debt ceiling, why the federal gov't agencies could be cut by 10%, the notable correction made in the April jobs report as "the economy is growing really slowly".