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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) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a coalition featuring 15 other Democratic attorneys general to oppose the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to limit international student visas. After the DHS issued its proposal to limit international student visas to a fixed four-year visa period, Bonta and the other attorneys general decided to push back. They sent a letter to Homeland Security with their concerns about this proposal. They noted
(The Center Square) – Washington state’s Substance Use Recovery Services Advisory Committee, or SURSAC, heard a presentation at Monday’s meeting that rattled some committee members. SURSAC was established through legislation in 2021 to provide recommendations to lawmakers on substance use policy and treatment options. Since then, the committee has been focused on promoting a harm reduction model, which aims to minimize the negative consequences associated with drug use, rather than focusing solely on abstinence. It
(The Center Square) – Spokane Police Chief Kevin Hall confirmed Monday that changes are on the way after officers didn’t issue any citations or service referrals as a result of the new citywide camping ban. The Spokane City Council passed the law in June after the state invalidated a voter-approved measure in April that outlawed camping within 1,000-feet of a school, park or daycare. The court said Spokane could reinstate it via the council, but
(The Center Square) – Not even the Washington State Capitol’s Legislative Building in Olympia is immune to crime. On Sunday night, an intruder broke into the Legislative Building and caused significant damage to historical artifacts and rooms by smashing items and setting fires. No preliminary estimate of the dollar amount of damage was available at the time of publication. “We do not yet have a cost estimate,” Kara Klotz with the Washington State Department of
