March 28, 2025

House committee backs Goehner bill to expand local housing options

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Legislation sponsored by Sen. Keith Goehner to expand “middle housing” options in urban growth areas took a key step forward this week, earning strong bipartisan support in the House Housing Committee. Senate Bill 5471 now moves closer to consideration by the full House...
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March 27, 2025

Decker serves as page for Sen. Goehner

Eli Decker, of Wenatchee, and Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Eli Decker, a student at Wenatchee’s Garden City Academy, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. He was one of 14 students who served as Senate pages...
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March 26, 2025

House committee passes Goehner regulatory-reform bill for energy projects

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Legislation from Sen. Keith Goehner that would streamline the review and approval process for energy projects is a step closer to becoming law. The House Environment and Energy Committee unanimously endorsed Senate Bill 5317 on Monday. The bill would clarify that when cities...
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March 26, 2025

House committee backs Goehner bill granting counties more time to update growth plans

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Sen. Keith Goehner’s bill to help counties with land-use planning is a step closer to a vote by the full House of Representatives. After receiving unanimous support this past week from the House Local Government Committee, Senate Bill 5558 is now before the...
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March 26, 2025

SRC On Air | Sen. Keith Goehner | KOZI

Sen. Keith Goehner talks transportation on KOZI, including road and bridge preservation and funding delays. He highlights a middle housing bill and energy legislation aimed at aiding local governments. He also touches on parental rights. #waleg   LISTEN
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March 24, 2025

Bipartisan transportation-funding proposal would put Washington on the road to a stronger future, says Goehner

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden and Curtis King/R-Yakima, Ranking Member on the Senate Transportation Committee/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Senate transportation leaders today proposed a bipartisan, comprehensive transportation budget designed to invest in critical infrastructure, enhance safety, and provide much-needed funding for maintenance and preservation. As the assistant ranking Republican on the...
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March 20, 2025

Goehner commends arrest of felon who had been granted clemency

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Sen. Keith Goehner today commended the Snohomish County Regional Drug Task Force and all law-enforcement officers involved in the recent arrest of Percy Levy, whose prison sentence for robbery had been commuted by Jay Inslee, former Washington governor. Levy, arrested March 13 in...
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March 17, 2025

AUDIO | Apple Blossom Royalty Court visits Olympia | KPQ Radio

Sen. Goehner, R-Dryden, and the 2025 Apple Blossom Royalty Court/Credit: Washington State Senate KPQ Radio interviews Sen. Keith Goehner and the 2025 Apple Blossom Royal Court during their Capitol visit. They discussed special education, mental health, healthcare access, energy projects, housing, and transportation. #waleg LISTEN
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March 12, 2025

Sen. Keith Goehner sponsors grandson Liam Hill as a Senate page

OLYMPIA… Liam Hill, freshman at Cashmere High School, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. He was one of 19 students who served as Senate pages for the eighth week of the 2025 legislative session. Liam was sponsored by...
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