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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 Pacific Northwest could be facing a challenging winter ahead when it comes to the demand for power and potential blackouts. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, which develops and enforces mandatory reliability standards for the North American bulk power system to prevent and reduce the risk of blackouts, said this week the region has joined the ranks of U.S. areas at “elevated risk” of a power shortfall in the case
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 21 other state attorneys general in sending a letter this week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pushing back against guidance on the nation’s food stamp program. Their letter asked for reconsideration of the USDA guidance, which would exclude noncitizens who are permanent residents from eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The USDA manages SNAP. SNAP, which is known as CalFresh in California,
(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council on Friday afternoon unanimously approved a nearly $9 billion budget for 2026, with several city council members urging a deeper examination of which programs are effectively addressing the city’s most persistent challenges. The $8.9 billion budget is 7% higher than the 2025 budget of $8.2 billion. Seattle faced a nearly $200 million budget deficit at one point, but was able to avoid dipping into its “rainy day
(The Center Square) – As teachers prepare to strike, the Moses Lake School Board moved Thursday to authorize the district to hire temporary replacements and freeze health insurance for any participants. The Moses Lake Educators Association voted last week to strike at a date to be determined if it doesn’t reach an agreement with the Moses Lake School District by Nov. 28. The last union contract expired at the end of August, more than 80
