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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) – As the Washington Data Exchange for Public Safety publishes for the first time data on police use of force incidents, concerns remain regarding the sharing of certain information with Washington State University. As part of WADEPS, WSU employees overseeing the project have sought computer aided dispatch data, or CAD data. However, the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System regulates how that data is shared, with restrictions imposed on providing it to non-law
(The Center Square) – The Sound Transit Board of Directors is exploring a 1% property tax increase for next year to address the swelling costs of the agency’s long-term capital projects. The 1% property tax increase would raise Sound Transit’s 2026 property tax revenue by 3.8%, from $176.2 million in 2025 to $183 million. This comes as the agency faces up to $30 billion in cost overruns for its capital projects, as previously reported by
(The Center Square) – On the day remaining Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and reunited with their families and friends after more than two years, much of the free world celebrated the peace deal between the Jewish state and the terrorist organization. But on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, a pro-Palestinian group continues to press for the reinstatement of more than 20 students who took part in a major vandalism
(The Center Square) – As much of the region leans into a new public safety task force, elected officials from Spokane Valley aren’t sure whether to join the discussion that could lead to another jail proposal. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels launched the initiative at the end of September after more than a year of preparation. Those discussions reached the public in May, but tensions between the city administration and
