Feb. 18, 2026 Dear Neighbors and Friends, The Senate yesterday reached what the official session calendar calls “house of origin cutoff.” It was the deadline for bills originating in the Senate to be passed by the Senate. The cutoff applies to the House as well, for action on House bills. A look at the bills...

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden and Senate Page Brody Geneman/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Brody Geneman, a student at Steilacoom High School, 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 during the first week of the 2026...

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate DRYDEN… Sen. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden, is pleased to celebrate with Cashmere’s Vale Elementary School for being named a 2025 National ESEA, (Elementary and Secondary Education Act), Distinguished School—one of only 63 schools nationwide to receive the honor. Vale Elementary has been recognized for outstanding student achievement and academic growth,...