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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) – The Yakima County Republican Party is calling for a statewide investigation into an activist organization that hosted a ballot-related raffle during the 2025 general election in Sunnyside. According to social media posts sent to The Center Square by the Yakima County Republican Party, an organization called We Are Ella held an event related to ballot printing, ballot submission, and voter registration, featuring a raffle for a television and other high-value prizes.
(The Center Square) – Democratic attorneys general from 22 jurisdictions sued the Trump administration Wednesday over ending food assistance for noncitizens who are legal permanent residents. The lawsuit, which names the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins as defendants, was filed in the Eugene division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. The suit argues the USDA’s guidance for the Supplemental Food Assistance Program violates the One Big
(The Center Square) – Serious allegations concerning the destruction of public records within the Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises, or OMWBE, are coming out in the latest The Public Records Officer Podcast from open government advocate Jamie Nixon. Nixon told The Center Square an anonymous source reached out to him, providing emails, letters, text messages and other documentation from Julie Bracken, the public records officer at OMWBE. “First thing they gave me was
(The Center Square) – Seattle will raise construction and permitting fees by 18% next year to plug budget gaps and avoid staffing cuts, a move that some city leaders and housing experts warn could slow development. City budget writers selected the fee hike to close an estimated $8 million shortfall at the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection, which relies on building permit fees for 55% of its funding. SDCO officials laid out three options:
