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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) – With the legislative session days away, budget leads on both sides of the aisle wrestled on Friday with the idea of using carbon tax revenue to address aging infrastructure and the potentially slippery slope of passing a millionaire tax after residents rejected an income tax 10 times. State lawmakers held multiple media availabilities with reporters on Friday ahead of the session’s start on Monday. From the transportation and operating budget to
(The Center Square) – Washington state legislative leaders met with reporters in Olympia on Friday to discuss priorities for the 60-day legislative session that begins on Monday, with several media outlets, including The Center Square, asking about potential fraud involving taxpayer subsidies to daycare providers. With the state facing another budget deficit despite majority-party Democrats pushing through the largest tax increase in state history in 2025, there is talk of a millionaire’s tax to generate
In my previous article The true playground bullies in today’s schools, I described a culture inside public sector unions that punishes dissent, tolerates intimidation, and relies on fear rather than service to maintain compliance. Some readers asked a fair question. If this behavior is so widespread, why does it persist? Why are workers so often trapped with no meaningful recourse? The answer is not just cultural. It is legal. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly
(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and other city leaders are condemning the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an ICE operation in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday. Wilson urged residents to sign up for the “Washington All ICE Mobilization Alerts,” a system organized by the Washington Indivisible Network, a progressive organization formed in 2016 in opposition to Trump-era policies. The broader indivisible organization and
