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You’ve heard him for the past 14 years as a KVI voice on The Commute with Carlson and now Phil Vandervort takes over as the host of KVI’s Morning Ride. Join Phil and his producer, Zach Wildfang, every weekday morning from 6-9, to bring you the day’s first insight into the top local and political stories that impact your life, your town and your wallet so we can Make Washington Livable Again. The Morning Ride is fast-paced, filled with guest interviews from local leaders and politicians along with nationally respected voices like economist, Steve Moore, to give you unique insight that you won’t hear anywhere else. Phil Vandervort is a life-long Puget Sound resident. Born in Tacoma and living in Seattle since 1994, Phil has worked in Seattle talk radio since 1997 at Seattle’s biggest stations and with Seattle’s most well-known talk show hosts like John Carlson and the dearly departed, Dori Monson and John Clayton. Phil and his wife have been married for 26 years and have a 17-year-old son. Off the air, Phil’s interests include finding new bands and music, playing bass guitar, going to local concerts (has he told you about The Sheepdogs?), staying healthy with exercise that’s easy on the knees--especially snow skiing--and grilling meat.
(The Center Square) – Spokane County officials are racing against time to hire a new medical provider at the downtown jail after the current one signaled in June that it will no longer provide services next year. Spokane County CEO Scott Simmons told the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday that there are currently four applicants for the contract. NaphCare has provided medical services to Spokane County Detention Services in various capacities for years and
(The Center Square) – The Seattle Office of Labor Standards reached an unprecedented $15 million settlement with Uber Eats over alleged violations of two laws protecting gig workers. Uber Eats will pay 16,120 Seattle workers a collective $15 million in back pay, interest, liquidated damages and civil penalties. The company will pay the city an additional $33,680 in fines. Notably, Uber Eats denied all allegations, but agreed to resolve all claims. The Seattle Office of
(The Center Square) – It’s been more than three years since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that reversed Roe v. Wade, returning the authority to regulate abortion to individual states. And while states are determining their own paths on the contentious issue of abortion, a recent major poll shows an increasing number of Americans in the post-Dobbs era are identifying as pro-life. According to a June Gallup
(The Center Square) – Faced with a $2.5 million deficit, the Spokane Valley City Council might increase property taxes for the first time since 2009, along with other fees, to plug the shortfall ahead of 2026. Finance Director Chelsie Walls briefed the dais on Tuesday on her revenue and expenditure projections for the upcoming year, announcing the deficit before further discussions this fall. According to current estimates, recurring spending in the general fund exceeds recurring
