The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

2pm - Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, joins us with an update on the bills that are flying through and dropping dead in the state legislature // We're not getting microchipped! // Jason Rantz from 770 Seattle Red joins us to talk about the Malcom in the Middle reboot, a show he knows better than the Bible // Your texts!

1pm - Traffic in downtown Seattle goes down, and vacant office space goes up. The Downtown Seattle Association gave a 'State of Downtown' this week. Let's hear what they said about business taxes! // Brandi Kruse, Jonathan Choe and Ari Hoffman were denied press passes by a federal judge // Kelly Clarkson explains what winning $1 million really means on TV

12pm - In the aftermath of a huge storm, one person has died from a falling tree and thousands are without power. And it's not quite over yet // We are #1…for tech layoffs! // Autonomous vehicles // A new Worker's Bill of Rights was signed into law to protect landscapers, nannies and house cleaners. Will this ultimately be good or bad for the workers it’s designed to protect? // Retired Air Force general and UFO researcher goes missing in New Mexico

2pm - Iran will not play in World Cup // Charge batteries, prepare for a gnarly afternoon commute. And don’t even think about going across the passes. A blizzard is on the way // Howard Schultz is leaving Seattle // Uber launches a women-only feature // Your texts!

1pm - Seattle Mariners launch ‘incredible’ food vessel ferry boat. Excited fans say ‘I’ll take three’ // At the St. Louis Cardinal game, $29 Gets a Ticket and “All You Can Eat” Concessions // The National Nordic Museum has been hit by copper thieves // Rep Natasha Hill says the wealthy won’t leave Washington because they’d still pay more elsewhere // Katie Wilson wants more money for libraries // Funding for DEI in Seattle libraries // Player at the World Baseball Classic gets a standing ovation as he finishes pitching, probably for the last time. In his real life, he’s a full-time electrician

12pm - Democrats pass the millionaires tax. Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, joins us with the details // Howard Schultz is leaving Seattle // Italy upsets Team USA at the World Baseball Classic. Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter and sports enthusiast, joins us to explain the shocking management decision that is very likely to blame // Ha! This is starting to get funny. Katie Wilson proposes more taxes for libraries

2pm - A final chance for Republicans to air all their grievances with the millionaires tax - and they are currently 19 hours in, and counting // Starbucks closes five more locations in Seattle as Mayor Katie Wilson joins the picket line // Bellevue police created a light rail crime unit to protect city from Seattle’s homeless drug addicts // Mariners’ Randy Arozarena and Cal Raleigh seem to be feuding // Your texts!

1pm - Jason Bickford from Bickford Motors signed onto a letter to Olympia from Snohomish businesses decrying the millionaires tax // Girl Scout troop gets in trouble for selling cookies outside pot shop // Washington ranks 37th for tap water quality in new national study

12pm - Lots of snow coming — Jake's kids got to go sledding this morning with a delayed school start // Local skier survives 4 hours trapped under avalanche // Charlie Harger from Seattle's Morning News joins the show. A WA Democrat’s last-minute bill would strip corporations of legal existence if they contribute to political campaigns // Seahawks keep Rashid Shaheed

2pm - Mike Sotelo, President of the Seattle Ethnic Chamber of Commerce Coalition says the new millionaire tax will destroy generational wealth opportunities for minority-owned businesses // Free agents shake up the NFL // Your texts!

1pm - A Seattle woman died after a 10 hour wait for an ambulance. It exposes a huge system pitfall in an attempt to save money and resources // Document ICE or possibly get fired, says SPD chief to staff // Todd Myers from The Washington Policy Center joins us to talk about income tax impacts // These four teenage brothers started a garage band playing "oldies" — like Coldplay and Maroon 5

12pm - Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III agrees to deal with Chiefs as NFL free agency begins // Coby Bryant trades to Chicago Bears for $40M // Governor Ferguson says he's going to sign the millionaire tax. What changed? // Snohomish businesses send letter explaining why the income tax will be bad for them // SWAT Team boards a Southwest Airlines flight // Never give up! This LA marathon winner came from behind in a last-second sprint. But is there more to the story?

2pm - Friday Favorites // Star Wars returns to theaters without all the digital nonsense // The Washington state Department of Licensing “Spanish accent” glitch // GUEST: Paul Holden: How to have a perfect day at Emerald City Comic Con // Your texts!

1pm - Todd Meadows’ mom doesn’t want ‘Deadliest Catch’ to air his death // Family sues Edmonds School District over ‘useless’ diploma // GUEST: R.B. Wick on buying the Pacific Science Center’s old triceratops head // ‘Pocket listings’ outlawed in Washington state, bill now heads to Governor Ferguson for signature

12pm - FIRST THINGS FIRST // Ed Lincoln of Lincoln Towing, known for Pink Toe Truck, dies at 84 // Report: QB Geno Smith to be released by Las Vegas Raiders // Clocks spring forward Sunday as daylight saving time returns // Ferguson says he’ll sign revised WA ‘millionaires’ tax’ after affordability amendment // More on the ‘millionaires tax’ // The Burger Wars continue

2pm - Gen Z is flocking to DVDs and VHS tapes // Why did this luxury movie theater in Redmond go bankrupt? // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, joins us to talk about a weekend closure of I-405 through Bothell, and the continued misery of Revive I-5 // Your texts!

1pm - Our promised debate about income inequality! Should billionaires and soon-to-be trillionaires like Elon Musk be subject to more taxes? // A 9-year-old lived in a tent while his mother smoked fentanyl next to him. WA lawmakers just voted to keep the law exactly as it is. Charlie Harger from Seattle's Morning News joins with the story and the latest from Olympia // The Brady Bunch house gets historic landmark status

12pm - Congrats! We’ve all been hacked, and the DOL knew about it for 6 years and did nothing // KIRO Newsradio Reporter James Lynch attended Katie Wilson’s very short press conference and announcement of emergency housing for the homeless, and didn't get to ask any questions // What do we think of Mayor Wilson's tiny homes plan for homelessness housing? // Who else is looking through your Meta glasses?! 

2pm - As part of America’s 250th birthday celebration, founding documents from DC are being flown all around the country. Here are the dates you can see them locally // Heinz sauce machine debuts at Muckleshoot Casino Resort // Protections for fire insurance knocked out of running in Washington Legislature // Gary Kleinknecht calls in from the McBones Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site to tell us how you can discover fossils on an ancient floodplain right here in WA // Your texts!

1pm - Did a Washington teachers union send out a letter calling for a May Day Strike?// Jason Rantz thinks Governor Ferguson should do a gas tax holiday // Matt McIlwain, Managing Director of Venture Capital Group Madrona, on why the millionaires tax is a terrible idea // Continuing our conversation with Matt McIlwain. Do businesses own a responsibility to the cities they grow in?

12pm - Governor Ferguson says the millionaire tax might be dead ... at least for now // Starbucks headed to Tennessee // King County arrests 33 after UW vandalism // Omg, I want to buy this. The mechanical rhino from Ace Ventura is real and for sale

2pm - Last night's Blood Moon rose at a very spooky time // The millionaire tax is an income tax, says tech investor Matt McIlwain // Polyamory gets legal protection? // Your texts!

1pm - Chris Davis from Davis Law Group on the multi-millions in damages that the City of Seattle has paid out to families in recent years — one, a teen's death in the CHOP zone; another, a student struck in a crosswalk by a speeding police officer // McDonald’s CEO is going viral for his robotic tasting of their newest burger. Jake and Spike taste the 'beef notes' in the ‘product’ for themselves // Original Star Wars will be back in theaters, without any digital "enhancements"

12pm - Jake and Nate attempt to mercy kill a pigeon being pecked at by crows // British Columbia ends Daylight Saving Time // Small business owners say the tax environment right now is worse than it was during the pandemic. Charlie Harger from Seattle's Morning News joins the show to report // Michael Jordan has won the first three races of the NASCAR season