AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoWildfire Health Relief: CMS says a new public health emergency response in Washington will help wildfire-impacted residents near Spokane get care, including replacements for damaged Medicare medical equipment and provider waivers after HHS declared the emergency Aug. 7. Juvenile Justice Oversight: Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families says it has improved conditions at Echo Glen Children’s Center and Green Hill School after an audit flagged turnover and overcrowding, but says more legislative help is still needed. State Politics & Ethics: Rep. Tarra Simmons was fined $15,000 by the state ethics panel over conflict-of-interest and special-privilege violations tied to a nonprofit where she worked, while the Public Disclosure Commission opened a formal investigation into the “Let’s Go Washington” PAC over alleged unreported in-kind political ads. Campaign Legal Trouble: Tacoma-area House candidate Krista Perez faces an impaired driving charge after a five-car crash; police say she failed to provide an adequate breathalyzer sample. Utilities Watch: The attorney general is challenging Avista’s proposed rate increase, arguing the regulated monopoly should earn less than the utility requested. Local Community Recognition: Tacoma’s Metro Parks voted to change Franklin Park’s meaning to honor Rosa Franklin, Washington’s first Black woman state senator.
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