Page 6 - Sam Low News Today

A drug possession penalty could lapse July 1. Local leaders are passing laws to ensure their cops can still make arrests.

Fooooooood

OLYMPIA — A day in the life of a legislator never looks the same from one day to the next, but here’s a snippet into a day at the Capitol for Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake. Wednesday, April 5, started with a meeting at 7 a.m. for Dent for a weekly media interview to discuss various bills. After discussing proposed legislation such as House Bill 1134 that implements supporting infrastructure to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, Dent headed from his office in the John L. O'Brien Building ...

The County Council will consider the challenge in May. Council member Nate Nehring, who questioned the site, has recused himself

Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation Thursday to add a ninth judge to the court. It’s the first expansion in a quarter-century.

It’s Day 52. Here’s what’s happening at the mid-point of the 2023 session of the Washington Legislature

And a comprehensive remaking of state’s approach to drug possession advances toward action in the Senate.

State Rep. Sam Low, R-Lake Stevens, said in his recent commentary (“State needs lawmakers’ oversight on public lands’ use,” The Herald, Feb. 11) that State Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz’s plans “would change course in favor of short-sighted policies that threaten jobs, education and community services.” But there are many misconceptions around carbon sequestration. Senate Bill 5688 would allow the Department of Natural Resources to increase the ...

A DNR plan to set aside working forests as carbon offsets should be reviewed and debated by lawmakers.

A new TV series takes a culinary adventure up and down the country to explore contemporary Chinese New Zealand life through kai.