Phil Vandervort in for John Carlson: 13 people arrested in another "mostly peaceful" protest in Seattle, the protest crowd disrupted ferry boat traffic on Saturday night in Seattle, NY Governor now facing ethics complaint for what his vaccine czar did amid 7 accusations, Lake Washington School District teacher shares 'equity and inclusion' training session materials, some of the training sessions involve titles and words that are meant to provoke, the contradictory message the LWSD is sending with one training session, was Gov. Jay Inslee leading or following when he issued executive order requiring K-12 schools conduct some level of in-class instruction by April 19th?

an Illinois city is the first in the nation to approve a financial reparations system for black people, Pres. Joe Biden has given qualified support to a federal reparations plan by Congressional Democrats, the key question about reparations that doesn't seem to be part of the Democrats plan, a better solution to reparations would be a tax break rather than a government check.

The wrong way to look at homeless garbage problems across Seattle, GUEST: Shelton WA native now living in Laramie WY, Colton Paller, talks to KVI about the blizzard hitting his area and the monstrous snow totals he and others are enduring, why this is one of the biggest blizzards of all-time for this region of the Rocky Mountains, how colleges and universities are now curtailing spring break to discourage travel and virus spread, the Colorado town that tallied over 40-inches of snow over the weekend.

Tacoma food bank now receiving "truckloads" of food donations and money after a burglar broke in and stole lap top computers, the St. Leo's Food Connection Food Bank is bouncing back after the criminal break-in, Puyallup Schools are reporting 16 COVID cases that are requiring about 100 students and 44 staff to quarantine , the mind of a progressive (aka Statist): I don't like it so it shouldn't exist.

Kennewick woman flies F-word flag in front of her house to taunt Joe Biden supporters, Just In: gas prices up again in WA last week, Seattle's Seafair celebration in true challenge to bounce back from 2020 COVID shutdown, the chicken and egg situation for Seafair, the curious timing of Gov. Inslee's executive order on in-class learning, the high school girls playoff basketball game that elicited racist comments from a courtside broadcaster.

Gov. Inslee sets March 22nd for start of Phase 3, still no dancing allowed at wedding receptions in Phase 3, a simple question about seemingly contradictory capacity limits in Inslee's abruptly announced Phase 3 math, a Fox Business News host responds to Pres. Biden's national address on COVID vaccines and group gatherings/events, Biden takes credit for something from the Trump Administration, national news media fail to notice Biden's glaring error, Thurston County declares racism a public health crisis, the era where hyperbole in politics has become de rigueur, ironically Thurston County's biggest examples of hostile bias and prejudice are connected to treatment of white people and Jewish people at Evergreen State College.

a group of Seattle volunteers who were fed up with the growing trash and homelessness around city parks is now being bullied and intimidated by pro-homeless activists, the story embodies what is wrong with Seattle, a Seattle City Council woman is not rebuking the pro-homeless activists--she's actually criticizing the volunteers who are trying to stop the trash and litter, how these activists contradict their repeated message of upholding and uplifting people of color; continuing problems at WA ESD may mean that unemployed people don't quickly receive that extra $300 a week signed by Pres. Biden,

an NCAA college basketball team has just made a first of it's kind team sponsorship decision, a KVI caller sounds off on the tactics used by Seattle's political left to silence opponents/critics, new data shows city of Seattle fails to abide by its own self-imposed restrictions regarding the closure of the West Seattle (high) Bridge, South Carolina US Senator calls out "woke supremacy".

GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, says we're still learning new things about the $1.9 trillion federal COVID relief law just signed by Pres. Biden, one provision says states are not allowed to cut tax levels for four years, that provision clearly contradicts the 9th and 10th Amendments; HS seniors who fell behind academically due to a year of distance learning across WA will be allowed to graduate any way in June, the WA Legislature granted the graduation waiver as schools struggled with the return to distance learning.

Sunday morning we switch to Daylight Saving Time, the new push to make DST constant on the West Coast and the political history behind the clock changing for energy conservation, only one notable national news outlet is calling out Pres. Biden for his false claim about Johnson & Johnson's single-shot vaccine, what to expect with WA Phase 3 re-opening starting March 22nd.

Gov. Jay Inslee again ignores the science when it comes to new guidelines from the CDC and Medicare when it comes to visiting loved ones in Long Term Care facilities, Inslee is blocking such family visits until he's ready to declare Phase 3, police department renames its 'gang unit' to a more politically correct name, the activist labor union in Seattle--SEIU--is alleging COVID violations at a popular local burger chain.

If you've gained COVID weight you need to hear this KVI interview, GUEST: Dr. Herman Pontzer with the accurate science related to burning calories and losing weight, clarifying misconceptions about what it takes to losing weight (exercise vs. diet), why "ultra-processed" foods (e.g. mass marketed junk foods) are the worst for your weight, settling the confusion between popular diets like Keto and Atkins.

the walls are closing in on NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a 6th accuser alleges he reached under her clothing, the compare and contrast of the outrage over the shaky accusations against Brett Kavanaugh versus the ones lodged so far against Cuomo, the aspiring Seattle politician who might be more radical than (City Councilwoman) Kshama Sawant, what if a former NCAA/NFL legend--who was a vocal Trump supporter--runs for US Senate in Georgia in two years??

GUEST: Center for Immigration Studies, Andrew Arthur, (former federal immigration judge and counsel to House Judiciary Committee) addresses the Biden US border policy and the influx of more unaccompanied minors, the intention to disrupt the US immigration system in hopes of allowing all crossing the border to remain in US; Bremerton WA man pleads guilty in a Seattle federal court to arson and possession of a stolen gun after lighting a Seattle Police SUV on fire during protest turned riot last May for the George Floyd killing.

Puget Sound traffic remains 15th most congested in the US right now, GUEST: Inrix traffic analyst, Bob Pishue, explains the Seattle area traffic congestion even during the pandemic and the lack of commuters into Seattle. Democrats $2 trillion COVID plan sends nearly $2 billion to Washington (state) K-12 schools so why are schools that are mostly closed getting $2 billion?,

GUEST: Spokane Co. Sheriff, Ozzie Knezovich, expresses major concern as he says gang violence is spiking in Spokane region, how Knezovich's critics are calling him racist for his alarm over crime going up, Knezovich says parents are putting up too many excuses that allow teen-agers' aberrant behavior; why most of what you know about the keys to weight loss are probably wrong (based on new research just released in a new book).

Unaccompanied children at US/Mexico border exposes moral hazard and loophole in Pres. Biden's policies, the outrageous claim made by Biden's White House spokeswoman, how the TX governor is utilizing the national guard to interdict human smuggling, a Democratic Congressman admits that Biden has made border problems worse, consider yesterday's firing of a high profile NCAA college football coach and the sexual harassment accusations against NY's governor. GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) on the "grand bargain" to pass a de-facto gas tax hike known as a Low Carbon Fuel Standard, calls it a "fleecing of the taxpayers" because it could raise gas prices by $1 a gallon, better ways to help the environment. Daylight Saving Time arrives this weekend, listen to some audio clips of the intruder discovered inside KVI engineer Mark Christopher's home last weekend, the confrontation was recorded by Christopher's wife during the adrenaline fueled encounter with a stranger, Seattle PD chief says 'defund police' politics now mean much longer 911 response times keeping crime victims waiting for police help, Developing: three officers won't testify in the just commencing Derek Chauvin trial for the killing of George Floyd, RIP to TV journalist/anchor Roger Mudd, Mudd is the last of an esteemed era in TV journalists.

Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend, a follow- up to yesterday's story about the intruder inside KVI's Mark Christopher's home, the Democrats' "trilogy of radical policy" according to a Republican US Senator, Sen. Bernie Sanders says he won't give up on $15 minimum wage, gas taxes remain steady after recent 30-cent spike, GUEST: spokesperson for "Affordable Fuel Washington", Randy Pepple, updates the WA Legislative attempt to pass a de-facto gas tax known as a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), why Democrats are still trying to jam this through in Olympia, the LCFS bill (aka HB 1091) gets its first State Senate hearing tomorrow, any environmental benefits are negligible compared to the cost of all transported goods (like groceries) will go up because of the gasoline costs, KVI's Lars Larson weighs in on the empty promises of Gov. Inslee's "LCFS" gas-tax hike, says city of Palm Springs has been able to make transit buses cleaner than Seattle has. USS Nimitz aircraft carrier returns to Bremerton homeport, a woman in Puyallup killed in a vicious car crash as the causing driver is allegedly driving 100 mph and had been high on heroin, the story appears to embody the Seattle drug problems proliferating to outlying areas of Puget Sound, WA Democrats are considering a legislative bill that would legalize certain amounts of hard drugs, pre-teen sisters take umbrage with "men working" sign in Indiana city, WA State Senator points out that income taxes don't prevent budgetary problems in states that already have them, journalist Glenn Greenwald slams cartel of big tech and social media to censor speech, imagine if a Trump Administration and the Republican Party were imposing restrictions on cable channels with speech they disagreed about. A rapper is using the power of YouTube and streaming platforms to tackle America's woke politics, rapper's most popular song is "Fake Woke" and his lyrics call-out subjects like BLM and political hypocrisy, Biden has awkward brain cramp while trying to recall both the name of the US Defense Secretary and The Pentagon, GUEST: Fife (WA) chief of police, Peter Fisher, says we're seeing the migration of illegal 'street car side shows' moving from south King County to north Pierce County, the "drifting" car gatherings sometimes result in gun fire and assaults, Chief Fisher's proposing that the cars get impounded if police respond to one of these 'side shows' that blocks an intersection so drivers can burn doughnuts in the street, would these car culture enthusiasts rather go to jail or lose their car? Which is worse going to jail or losing your customized car? Don't be fooled by the innocuous political acronym LCFS (low carbon fuel standard), the LCFS is Gov. Inslee's plan to raise the WA gas tax by 18-cents a gallon, the LCFS is clearly a vanity project for Gov. Inslee.

Democrats in WA Senate pass a capital gains tax in clear contradiction to the state constitution, the 50th anniversary of the Joe Frazier-Muhammad Ali 1st fight is today, how the prize fight paralleled the American political divide over the Vietnam War, accusations of racism fly in Oprah Winfrey interview about exiles of the British royal family.

GUEST: State Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville), remarks on Democrats in WA Senate passing capital gains tax in defiance of the WA Constitution, how declaration of an emergency clause could impact this (and the revenue forecasts that contradict the emergency definition), FOIA requests of state lawmakers show their desire to get the constitutional issue of a capital gains tax in front of St. Sup. Court, the House will certainly pass this capital gains tax with one change, what voters can do to prevent this tax from going in to effect; the 50th anniversary of the first time Led Zeppelin played their most famous song in concert.

KVI's (and KOMO News) Mark Christopher discovers an intruder inside his home less than 24 hours ago, how Christopher and his wife armed themselves during the confrontation, how the confrontation ended with words not weapons, how Christopher's family recently moved out of Seattle because of concern about home break-ins but never figured it would happen at their new home in Mason County.

Pierce County cities prepare to crack down on illegal 'side show' car drivers blocking streets for their burnout/drifting sessions, KVI callers sound off on the intruder at Mark Christopher's house, GUEST: economist Steve Moore assess the changes the US Senate made to the $1.9 trillion COVID 'relief' bill that now goes back to the House to possibly approve the changes, note that Disney World is open in FL but Disneyland in CA is closed.

the bogus justification for WA Democrats trying to impose a capital gains tax in contradiction with the state constitution, and then there's the bogus justification for the Congressional Democrats passing a $1.9 trillion COVID 'relief' bill masquerading as a Blue State bail-out, a former Anti-fa activist has penned a new book about the tactical strategies and anti-capitalism ideology of the left-wing political group, Bellingham's city council is considering a 1% (not a 0.1% but a 1%) sales tax hike to "ease" homelessness in the city, journalist Glenn Greenwald crystalizes the danger of social media and big tech censoring users to gain political advantage.

a big city crime irony: SF TV news crew robbed at gun point while reporting a story about a spike in local car thefts, the reaction to the armed robbery from a SF politician is pathetic, capital gains tax update in the WA Legislature, a good news story to start your Friday, eBay scrubs dubious Dr. Suess books from sale on their site but still allow sale of Nazi and anti-Semitic books.

for the first time Pres. Biden holds a news reporter press conference, we listen to the entire Biden press conference (spoiler alert: it only lasts 60-seconds), a KVI listener pens a spectacular fairy tale about what happens if teen climate activist Greta Thunberg really wants to live in a world without fossil fuels, GUEST: WPC's Jason Mercier says that Democrats will bring their capital gains income tax up for a Senate vote in Olympia tomorrow, WA high school students could have a chance to keep playing sports/academic contests canceled by COVID even after they graduate.

GUEST: economist Steve Moore two days after GOP governors announced full re-openings now two Democratic governors are announcing the same, Moore is meeting this weekend with Trump and Gov. Kristi Noem in Florida, the one thing Biden can do to most help the US economy, another major mistake made by the WA Employment Security Department, GUEST: award winning investigative reporter, host of Full Measure and author, Sharyl Attkisson, reports from the US/Mexico border about the changes in policy from the Pres. Biden Administration.

KVI 2024 (Republican) Presidential straw poll results, Trump wins easily but the next three finishers add the intrigue to what could be a very dynamic 2024 campaign, the KVI results for preferred presidential tickets (w/ VP candidates) provide some compelling choices for 2024, a House Democrat impeachment manager has decided to sue Donald Trump for the January 6th mob attack on the U.S. Capitol building.

A high school senior with a GPA of 0.13 ranked in the middle of his school's graduating class, how the teachers and the school decided to just keep passing this failing student, why nobody noticed this young man's academic failings when it could have helped him the most, in the final analysis both the mom and school staff don't seem to care about this kid; a San Francisco TV news team is robbed at gun point while reporting on a story about a spike in crime problems, why TV news field reporters now routinely need/require personal security for most of their reporting assignments.

the KVI 2024 Presidential straw poll final day today, Pres. Biden rips TX and MS governors for decision (next week) to fully re-open businesses and lift any state mask mandates (local ones can still happen), Biden calls TX/MS decision "Neanderthal thinking", what Biden's missing from the TX/MS decisions, the Democrats' (and news media) double-standard on sex harassment and the #MeToo movement encapsulated by Slate.com...

GUEST: KVI's Lone Star State correspondent, Kirby Wilbur, per TX governor lifting mask mandate and restrictions on businesses next week, is the TX governor formulating a 2024 presidential run?, private stores can still require masks and federal airports continue to require masks, how daily life is different for businesses in TX right now compared to WA; at this point in Biden's presidency his approval rating is actually a tick below Trump's after 2 months on the job.

updated vote tally in the KVI 2024 Presidential straw poll, Seattle teachers already moving the goal posts for returning to in-class learning after teachers were moved up in vaccine eligibility, parents are ripping the teachers for their latest rejection of in-class learning, Gov. Inslee and Legislative Democrats criticized by news paper editorial for not having a Phase 3 and 4 re-opening plan yet, addressing today's US Congress shutdown over security threat and the ridiculous QAnon claim that Trump will take over as President today, look at how well policed the US Capitol is right now, the Biden t-shirts being worn at the US/Mexico border saying "Biden: please let us in", a Republican US Senator tees off on Biden's border policy.

a listener e-mail about today's US Congressional security alert, the continuation of the Trump blame game, LA US Senator decimates the Democrats' pork laden $1.9 trillion COVID 'relief' plan (now up for vote in Senate), woke Democrats alienating POC voters, KVI callers vote in the final on-air round of the KVI 2024 Presidential straw-poll, why Mike Pompeo could be a Republican front runner in 2024, a brilliant KVI listener essay that examines what life would really be like for Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg if she got her wish that fossil fuels were no longer used.

TX governor announces end of mask mandate and a full re-opening of businesses, TX governor is allowing people to decide for themselves to mask or not mask, NBC report uncovers major COVID infection among illegal aliens apprehended at US southern border, an economist for Bloomberg News reports that rent control imposed one year ago in Berlin, Germany is failing to reduce the price of rents, Renton school teachers finally agree to return for in-class instruction of Kindergarten, pre-K and special needs students after initially voting to defy a school restart agreement, Renton teachers are back in the class room for those youngest students starting today, human trafficking is now the focus of investigators after 13 of 25 passengers inside an SUV with the seats removed were killed in a crash near California/Mexico border. Olympia Legislative update with GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville), what the legislature is doing right now about the drug possession ruling in the case of the borrowed jeans last week, Schoesler and Republicans are supporting a bill to remedy this ruling that was introduced by two 'conservative' (conservative being relevant to not being Seattle progressive) Democrats, he says Democrats still intend to raise several taxes/fees even though this month's state revenue projection is expected to be robust, a bet is wagered over a steak dinner, a status update on capital gains income tax and gas tax increase bills. Inslee drops some crumbs for the bars, restaurants and wineries he's crippled with his pandemic restrictions, you're invited to vote in the KVI 2024 Presidential straw poll, the catch-22 of Hasbro deciding to forgo the sexual identity in the name of the venerable toy "Mr. Potato Head" , a brand new poll says the public disagrees with the Hasbro decision on their well known toy. TX governor announces end of mask mandate and re-opening of businesses starting next week, local health officials in TX can still impose mask and capacity requirements if necessary, addressing the Gov. Jay Inslee decision to move teachers into the vaccine-eligibility category, Inslee caved in to the teachers who now selfishly put themselves ahead of some people who need the vaccine more than they do, a listener email describes impact pandemic closure had on daughter's high school year and swim team season. New comments by US Senator Elizabeth Warren beg the question: who's the dictator now?, Warren's new millionaire wealth tax has an alarming twist if "Medicare For All" is ever passed, KVI callers vote on their 2024 Presidential preferred candidate.

Today there's a twist in Read Across America Day, the day designed to honor Dr. Suess is getting 'cancel cultured', the disservice adults are doing to children by 'canceling' Dr. Suess books, a 3rd accuser comes forward with allegation of unwanted sexual advances against NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo's alleged behavior draws comparison to infamous moment with Joe Namath, a Democratic US Congressman warns that Biden's immigration/border policy will help Republicans win future elections, Biden press spokesperson grilled about border policy, clarifying the dishonest DC talk about what constitutes 'returning' someone caught crossing the southern US border illegally. dozens of frustrated parents rally to re-open schools in Redmond WA, parents confront the Lake Washington School Board demanding 6-12th grade classes be held at school campus, the LWSD Superintendent makes a lame excuse for why 6-12th grade must remain on distance learning thru June. CNN's Chris Cuomo lambasted for his double-standard on covering his brother governor now that three sex-harassment allegations are emerging, former Seattle Seahawks player delivers the perfect advice to anyone who idolizes politicians, Redmond WA parent demands apology to students from Gov. Inslee and statewide teacher's union president, a listener email describes the redundant and feckless string of decisions involving in-class learning in Renton (WA) schools. GUEST: Washington OSPI Chris Reykdal, talks about the frustration level of parents who want a return to in-class learning and the larger school districts around Seattle that continue to delay and resist resumption of in-class learning, Reykdal calls it a "central Puget Sound problem" with K-12 schools remaining (all or partly) closed for in-class learning, Carlson asks why private schools are able to handle in-class learning but public schools in and around Seattle cannot or will not, Reykdal says districts need to start with re-opening K-5 in-class learning and proceed to higher grades from there, Carlson asks about disproportionate power with teacher's unions, and some early indications that public K-12 schools will suffer when families pull their children out for private schools that have in-class learning. BREAKING: Renton (WA) school teacher's union votes to defy school district order to return to in-class learning for Kindergarten students, meanwhile 20-miles south Puyallup (district) high school students return to in-class hybrid learning today for the first time, some Dr. Suess books singled out as racist, it was just 6 years ago that FLOTUS Michelle Obama read one of the Dr. Suess books to children at the White House, progressive Democrats try to boycott the hotel chain where Republicans held their CPAC convention last weekend.