Simone Carter
Washington State Government Reporter at McClatchy Newspapers
I like to write. City reporter @thenewstribune | previously: Staff writer @Dallas_Observer , culture reporter @Newsweek
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yahoo.com | Peter Talbot |Simone Carter |Shea Johnson
Stories by Tacoma News Tribune journalists, with AI summarizationThis list of stories illustrates issues surrounding former Tacoma Police Chief Avery Moore, including his use of a city-issued phone on vacation and his eventual resignation. The city paid nearly $480,000 as part of Moore’s resignation agreement while grappling with union criticism about his leadership. With his departure, Tacoma appointed interim chief Patti Jackson.
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theolympian.com | Simone Carter
One of the most hotly debated housing-related bills of the 2025 legislative session — at least, an overhauled form of it — passed the state Senate Thursday. The original version of House Bill 1217 aimed to cap annual rent hikes at 7%. But the upper chamber instead voted 29-20 to pass a version that raised the cap to 10% plus the consumer price index (CPI), a measure of inflation. State Sen.
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theolympian.com | Simone Carter
Washington state House lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would close Rainier School and Yakima Valley School, two state-run residential habilitation centers (RHCs) for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The proposal has been controversial. Opponents of the idea argue that legislators are turning their backs on the most vulnerable Washingtonians. Supporters, meanwhile, contend that RHC residents would be better off — and much happier — living in community settings.
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thebrunswicknews.com | Simone Carter
Hundreds of protesters - many in green shirts - gathered near Tivoli Fountain at the Capitol Campus in Olympia on Wednesday to slam recent proposals to furlough state employees. "No cuts, no furloughs. Tax, tax the rich!" rally-goers chanted at the April 9 event sponsored by the Washington Federation of State Employees. Demonstrators also took the chant inside the Legislative Building and to the closed doors of the Governor's Office.
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gazettextra.com | Simone Carter
Hundreds of protesters - many in green shirts - gathered near Tivoli Fountain at the Capitol Campus in Olympia on Wednesday to slam recent proposals to furlough state employees. "No cuts, no furloughs. Tax, tax the rich!" rally-goers chanted at the April 9 event sponsored by the Washington Federation of State Employees. Demonstrators also took the chant inside the Legislative Building and to the closed doors of the Governor's Office. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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