Archives: Episodes

Seattle's high-tech payroll tax is failing to bring in the money the Progressive backers promised ($47 million short of promised tax money), Legislative Democrats unveil plan to jack gas tax and the price you pay to drive EVs and hybrids too, Inslee again!!, CEO of NPR is grilled by Republican Congressman, GUEST: Director of Survivor Services with "The More We Love", Sarah Ann Hamilton, Sarah Ann is a survivor of human trafficking, she is now working to help get people to safety who have been sex-trafficked in and around Seattle, Tesla rage update Issaquah, Microsoft President warns that proposed statewide "payroll" tax on tech workers will drive tech companies out of the state, M's opening day today at T-Mobile Park vs. "homeless" A's, GUEST: St. Rep. Andrew Barkis, "tax-a-palooza" continues in the WA Legislature with majority Democrats, Barkis offers the Democrats some smarter options than their reliance on raising gas tax and EV/Hybrid MVET for people trying to find more efficient transportation.

Gov. Bob Ferguson does the right thing and blocks release of convicted triple-murderer Timothy Pauley, ICE officials arrest a Skagit County farm worker and activist organizing unions, GUEST: Kevin McCoy, invites KVI listeners to "Impact 2025" in Enumclaw on April 5th from 9AM to 4PM--the main theme will be the 321 local city council and school board seats up for election as well as county elections, intrepid conservative woman is registering new voters at (damaged or vandalized) Tesla charging stations, GUEST: King County Assessor and candidate for King Co. Executive, John Arthur Wilson, speaks out about Sound Transit Board of Directors about to pick Dow Constantine as the agency's new CEO, Constantine taking control of the most powerful job in the state outside of Olympia, the Olympia Legislature over-spending and doubling down on taxes which impact everyone's ability to afford cost of living, the deceptively named "intangibles tax", GUEST: Kelley Dowell-Tarp after Gov. Ferguson blocked release of the convicted murderer who killed her father.

The emerging DC and DoD scandal as an editor at The Atlantic was included on a text thread among Trump officials that divulged military attack plan on Houthi rebels in Yemen, Rosie O'Donnell goes full-blown election denier on Ireland TV show, lightning storm prediction for tomorrow across Puget Sound, $20 billion in taxpayer money identified that Biden Administration gave to crony NGOs late last year, GUEST: St. Senator, Chris Gildon (R-Puyallup), WA Democrats still pursuing a 'soak the rich' tax that supporters call "an intangibles tax", Democrats want a larger version of Seattle's 'payroll tax' on tech companies, RIP Mia Love, 49, Brandi Kruse's brilliant takedown of Democratic State Rep. who wanted to be first to tell a convicted murderer that Gov. Inslee was quietly approving his release from prison, GUEST: Joe Fain talks about Legislative budget battle and numerous proposed tax hikes by Democrats, GUEST: Kelley Dowell-Tarp, she and her sister just met with Gov. Bob Ferguson's office to urge Ferguson to block the release from prison of the man who murdered their father in SeaTac in 1980.

Mark Christopher and Phil Vandervort in for John Carlson: King Co. judge rules I-2066 (natural gas service access) is un-Constitutional, Trump Administration fighter jet contract goes to Boeing, did Jerry Seinfeld predict the Democratic Party downfall back in 1990?, Democrats complaining about the WA tax code that they have forced on residents, the irony about King County politicos using "outreach" regarding a deadly traffic crash, GUEST: WPC's transportation policy director, Charles Prestrud, explains the latest report card on Washington transportation systems (like freeways and ferries), Issaquah woman caught on Tesla "sentry mode" camera yelling at owner, how the anti-Trump Democrats are obviously out of ideas with their Tesla protests, US Senator Maria Cantwell's reaction to Gonzaga basketball game,  GUEST: WSPR Chair and State Rep. from Grays Harbor County, Jim Walsh, I-2066 ruling and Olympia update, when would a recusal by the judge be necessary???

Trump takes first step to close US Dept. of Education , female Tesla driver in Lynnwood is cut off in traffic--blocked in by driver--who gets out of car and verbally abuses her for driving a Tesla, Gov't's tremendous ability to insulate itself: Federal judge in Maryland Theodore Chuang (who is) hearing the USAID employee firings case, RIP former WA Secretary of State, Ralph Munro, GUEST: Kaitlin Vintertun, with League Of Their Own WA--the Brandi Kruse media literacy class you can attend, two female UW pole vaulters are dominating the competition, is the WA OSPI pulling a Trump to withhold funding over gender ideology?, WA Democrats unveil their 'soak the rich' tax with no regard for lower spending to curb cost of living problems across WA, Tom Homan eviscerates Pres. Biden on border security failures that have been improved in 6 weeks under Trump, "political road rage" in Lynnwood against a female Tesla driver, Kshama Sawant is running for NYC mayor (Well not technically), GUEST: St. Rep. Chris Corry--Legislative update, Democrats unveil new tax package after revenue report was just released.