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Join The Morning Ride on a Friday as Phil talks to Let's Go Washington's Brian Heywood about the ongoing targeted attacks on signature gatherers as well as about an event coming up this weekend in Tumwater. Steve Moore also joins the show to give an update on the economy amidst the government shutdown.  PLUS: A Tukwila Build-A-Bear store would not build a Charlie Kirk bear, King county kept the public out of the grand opening of a homeless shelter and find out who won the week.

A double dose of Democrats on this throwback Thursday edition of The Morning ride as state representative Mari Leavitt joins the show to discuss the challenges facing small business as well as the surge of political violence. Also joining the show is Thurston County Commissioner Carolina Mejia to talk about the county's budget deficit projections and how to balance it without cutting funding to the Sheriff's department. PLUS: Speaker Mike Johnson corrects George Stephanopoulos, Treasure is found of the Florida coast and Zohran Mamdani claims he is not a communist. 

The government may be shut down but The Morning Ride is fully funded and bringing you the latest from both Washington's. Phil talks to KOMO 4 reporter Jeremy Harris about Thurston County's plan to strip funding for public safety amidst a budget crisis. Sec. Pete Hegseth has blunt words for the nations top military brass, we talk to local veterans to get their response. PLUS: Kshama Sawant's husband finds himself arrested over the assault of a 22 year old girl at a Rep. Adam Smith event.

Portland continues to deny chaos in the city, how accurate are those claims made by city leaders? Here at home, Brian Heywood of Let's Go Washington joins The Morning Ride to share the latest about 27 different reported incidents of intimidation or blatant assault against signature gathers for proposed initiatives. PLUS: Tomorrow (10/1/2025), new laws affect businesses offering services; State Representative Ed Orcutt joins the show to explain exactly what business will be affected and why Democrats are going after them.

After a busy weekend of news, The Morning Ride returns with the latest on the National Guard activation in Portland; Phil has Lars Larson on to translate Oregonese as terms like 'dialogue officer' make their debut. PLUS: Who won the weekend?, is Gen Z unhireable?, and hear the unthinkable story of an off duty firefighter who got shot in DC over a cell phone - he survives but only with the help of his fire station as 911 failed to pick up the phone.

On today's episode of The Morning Ride, Sen. Maria Cantwell has programming advice for KOMO 4, a university in Arizona claims naming a street after Charlie Kirk would cost them too much money in changes to their address, Katie Wilson backs out of a debate against Mayor Bruce Harrel, and Democrats are asking you to stop driving for a week in the name of the environment. PLUS: Steve Moore joins the show to share his take on the economy, Trump's new tariffs threats and more.