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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) – The Washington State Office of Financial Management has released cost estimates for the two recently approved Washington Public Employee Association contracts for fiscal year 2026: one for General Government employees and one for Higher Education employees. The new one-year contracts, overwhelmingly ratified by WPEA members last month, secured retroactive pay increases that members had missed out on in 2024 and earlier in 2025. The cost estimates for the WPEA agreements for
(The Center Square) – Washington state’s public pension system is among the best funded in the nation, but concerns remain that long-term planning decisions could end up costing taxpayers in more ways than one. While some stakeholders have called attention to optimistic investment forecasting, others believe the state should actually reduce spending into various pension plans expected to be overfunded. During this year’s legislative session, state lawmakers enacted Senate Bill 5357 raising the assumed rate
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson were asked a series of yes-or-no questions by co-moderator Joni Balter, a multimedia journalist, during Wednesday night’s debate between the two at Seattle University’s Pigott Auditorium. KOMO News senior reporter Chris Daniels was the other moderator. Balter, a professional-in-residence at Seattle University, started with Wilson. “Katie, you have said many times that you are a Democrat and a socialist, but not socialist in
(The Center Square) – The Spokane Valley City Council adopted a list of priorities on Tuesday ahead of the next legislative session, including one on reducing the “impact of abusive public records requests.” The Legislature convenes in January for the upcoming session, so this list will guide lobbyists as they advocate for the Valley. Legislative Policy Coordinator Virginia Clough provided an update on Tuesday regarding a few changes since last month, but no one mentioned
