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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) – Less than a month before the 2026 legislative session, Republican state lawmakers are proposing cutting $3.7 billion for the next fiscal budget, but did not yet release any specifics about how many jobs, programs or what areas they plan to target. An early December presentation from The Office of Program Research (OPR) shows that Washington faces a projected $4.3 billion deficit for the 2027-29 biennium, assuming current spending levels remain the
(The Center Square) – Seattle Social Housing is set to receive its first-ever funding disbursement – $50 million – from a voter-approved excess compensation tax. Seattle Social Housing is a public development authority focused on addressing housing needs through the social housing model, which removes housing from market speculation. The publicly owned and funded housing is available to people without income restrictions. Rental rates at social housing units are capped at no more than 30%
(The Center Square) – Spokane Regional Emergency Communications announced Thursday that it will allow Spokane to remain in the network until 2028 as the city stands up its own 911 dispatch services. The SREC Governing Board voted last January to kick the city out of the network after disagreements over funding and voting power. The breaking point was a law the state passed months later, requiring Spokane County to give the city some of the
(The Center Square) – The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) will delay approval of its 2026 budget until January due to a lack of a quorum and upcoming turnover of its Governing Board. When KCRHA revealed its preliminary proposed 2026 budget in June, it scheduled its final vote for the Dec. 18 meeting. However, the KCRHA Governing Board ultimately chose to not vote on the budget. “I wasn’t pushing on a vote for the
