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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 acreage of working forests in Washington and the money earned for schools and other beneficiaries.

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.