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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) – State Rep. Jeremie Dufault, R-Selah, has introduced two bills for the upcoming 2026 legislative session to roll back some of the recently implemented tax hikes adopted by majority Democrats during this year’s session of the Washington State Legislature. One bill would exempt live presentations from retail sales and use tax. The other bill would remove the new sales tax on gold and silver bullion, something Dufault says Washington has never taxed
(The Center Square) – Seattle’s Office of Economic Development is calling the first year of its artificial intelligence public-private partnership a major success after growing its number of startups from 15 to 21. The partnership, titled “AI House” is run out of Pier 70 on the Seattle waterfront, with the space intended to be used as a de facto AI town hall, allowing talent – entrepreneurs, investors, students and community leaders – to work together.
(The Center Square) – The debate over allegations of Somalian child care center fraud in Washington state has intensified, drawing responses and counter responses from state and federal officials over the veracity of the claims and the proper response. Recent reports indicate that federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have launched a massive investigation into fraud within Minnesota’s social services and child care programs. Prosecutorial estimates of potential fraud across
(The Center Square) – Daycare centers that receive hundreds of thousands in taxpayer subsides did not appear to have any children when The Center Square visited the facilities this week and were either openly hostile or told journalists that they were hoping to have children in their care, but did not have an application available or anyone to talk with about enrolling a child. The focus on Washington’s taxpayer subsidized daycares comes at the time
