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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) – Gov. Bob Ferguson has approved core provisions of a bill related to Washington state’s Clemency & Pardons Board, but vetoed sections related to the allocated funding for its implementation. Engrossed Second Substitute House HB 1131, signed into law by the governor on Tuesday, expands the CPB, makes board members eligible for compensation, and changes the board’s process for reviewing applications and other functions. The bill expands the board from five to
(The Center Square) – A federal judge Thursday ordered an indefinite stop to the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. The court order reinstated 1,300 fired workers, nearly half the department’s staff, and blocked attempts to transfer management of federal student loans and special education functions out of the department. The U.S. District Court for Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction in the case, which combined two previous lawsuits. One was Somerville
(The Center Square) – When the only way out of a heavily treed neighborhood on a normal weekday is called “Dysfunction Junction,” wildfire preparedness is essential. A fire evacuation drill on Saturday morning, May 5, put the intersection of 14th and Lindeke Street in Spokane through a test of emergency systems. According to a post-drill survey, 75% of Grandview/Thorpe neighborhood residents participated in the real-time rollout of evacuation Levels 1, 2 and 3. The scenario
(The Center Square) – Facing $34 million in damages, the Washington state Congressional delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, pleading for disaster relief. Severe winds and heavy rainfall that caused flooding and mudslides hit the Evergreen State last November in what experts call a “bomb cyclone.” Former Gov. Jay Inslee declared a disaster at the time across nine counties, which Gov. Bob Ferguson has since expanded to two others. Ferguson requested
