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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 city of Spokane is scrambling to hire certified housing counselors as federal cuts upend a program that prevented over 700 home foreclosures in the area last year. Federal funding typically pays for the counseling services provided by individuals certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to HUD, there are 10 housing counseling agencies across the state, with Community Frameworks and Credit.org in Spokane. The counselors help
(The Center Square) – While enrollment at many colleges and universities across the country is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels, that is not the case on all campuses, including Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash. Lower enrollment means less revenue for CWU, and the gloomy financial picture led to Athletic Director Dennis Francois’s recent decision to discontinue both the men’s and women’s varsity rugby programs. On most college campuses, rugby is not recognized as a
(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council will vote Tuesday on a bill banning algorithmic rent-setting tools, after critics accused the council of pushing the measure too quickly. Proposed Council Bill 121000 was originally set to be voted on by the full city council on June 17, but was delayed after public commenters said the process was being rushed. The legislation, sponsored by departing City Councilmember Cathy Moore, was initially proposed on May 28.
(The Center Square) – Approaching its self-imposed deadline, the Spokane City Council drafted a list of budget priorities on Monday as the dais grapples with another deficit ahead of next year. The Spokane Municipal Code requires officials to place a draft of the priorities on an agenda for the Finance & Administration Committee by April every year; however, now weeks past that deadline, the council is racing to meet the next one by approving the
