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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 federal funding at stake, officials across Spokane County are beginning to sign an agreement designed to replace Housing First with an accountability, treatment-based approach that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development directly calls for in its new grant opportunity. HUD issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity on Nov. 13 that dramatically changes how the Continuum of Care Program can spend federal tax dollars on addressing homelessness. The window
(The Center Square) – Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed former subordinate and AGO Senior Assistant Attorney General Colleen Melody to the Washington Supreme Court to fill a vacancy left by Justice Mary Yu, who announced she would be stepping down at the end of the year. “I had a chance to work very, very closely with her for a very long period of time,” Ferguson said at Monday’s press conference announcing the appointment. “Anyone who
(The Center Square) – A federal court has issued a permanent injunction stopping the Trump administration from dismantling four federal agencies that deal with issues varying from libraries to homelessness. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled the executive branch violated the Administrative Procedure Act, as well as the U.S. Constitution’s Take Care Clause and Separation of Powers doctrine, when it tried to dismantle the federally funded agencies without congressional approval.
(The Center Square) – The ongoing shutdown of the Olympic Pipeline due to a leak has not impacted holiday travel at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), despite Delta Airlines warning long-haul passengers about potential schedule adjustments. The Olympic Pipeline is the major jet fuel supplier for SEA and other terminal sites in Tacoma; Vancouver, Washington; and Portland, Oregon. The leak was discovered on Nov. 11 during routine maintenance between the cities of Everett and Snohomish. The
