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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) – Immediately after President Donald Trump signed a congressional bill overturning California’s 2035 gasoline-powered car ban, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the state to continue with the phased-in ban. And California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit to stop the ban from being overturned. “We won’t let this illegal action by Trump and Republicans in the pockets of polluters stand in the way of commonsense policy to clean our air, protect the
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday revoking an executive action taken by former President Joe Biden related to the lower Snake River dams in Washington state, a move that has drawn praise from those advocating for their continued operations while criticized by environmentalists. Located in Eastern Washington, the four lower Snake River dams were built in the 1960s and 1970s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which also
(The Center Square) – A renewal of Seattle’s expiring education levy faces a final vote from the city council after a do-pass recommendation by the Select Committee on Thursday. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell proposed the renewal of the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise, or FEPP, Levy, with a focus on funding childcare in the city to ease the financial burden on lower-income families. In total, the $1.3 billion tax would fund early learning, childcare, and
(The Center Square) – Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security initially requested his support on Wednesday — not the Spokane Police Department — as protesters blocked agents from leaving a local federal immigration facility. SPD Spokesperson Officer Dan Strassenberg told The Center Square that officers arrested 34 people on Wednesday at the protest. He said most were charged with failure to disperse, aside from two individuals charged with unlawful
