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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 Department of Ecology said this week that record rainfall and recent heavy snowfall in the mountains may not have done enough to bring drought relief for this year’s dry season, which typically runs from late spring through summer into early fall. “Low snowpack in many Washington river basins means drought remains on the table for 2026,” the Department of Ecology said in a Tuesday blog. “The December weather
(The Center Square) – Despite just closing a $9 million deficit after voters narrowly rejected a property tax hike, the Yakima City Council is considering another levy to save a fire station from closing this summer. The officials balanced the shortfall last month with significant public safety cuts after a $6 million tax hike failed by only 364 votes. The Yakima Fire Department took a $1.75 million cut, but nearby city Union Gap also just
(The Center Square) – The Tacoma City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a sales tax increase to fund public safety and help address a projected $15 million budget shortfall, despite several council members voicing concerns about the tax hike. The sales and use increase is authorized by Washington’s House Bill 2015, which creates new funding for public safety by allowing cities and counties to enact a new 0.1% sales tax for criminal justice and
(The Center Square) – Democratic lawmakers in Washington state on Tuesday pre-filed legislation for mid-decade redistricting. The proposal is part of a broader national trend of a surge in efforts to redraw maps outside the typical post-census cycle. House Joint Resolution 4209, sponsored by House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle, and state Rep. Sharlett Mena, D-Tacoma, is a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the state Legislature to conduct congressional redistricting between decennial censuses.
