April 16, 2025

Goehner applauds House passage of bill to streamline energy-project approvals

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… In a significant step forward for Washington’s energy infrastructure, the House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 5317, sponsored by Sen. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden. If the Senate agrees with changes made by the House, the bill will head to the governor for his...
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April 16, 2025

Mirzoyan serves as page for Sen. Goehner

Vagram Mirzoyan, Senate Page, and Sen. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden/CREDIT: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Vagram Mirzoyan, a freshman at Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. He was one of 20 students who served...
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April 16, 2025

Goehner’s ‘middle-housing’ bill passed by House; aims to ease zoning limits and boost affordability

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… A bipartisan proposal to expand housing opportunities across Washington has been passed by the House of Representatives with overwhelming support. If the Senate agrees with changes made by the House, it will head to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 5471, introduced by Sen....
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April 15, 2025

Goehner bill to promote responsible growth awaits governor’s signature

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Legislation sponsored by Sen. Keith Goehner to support counties in updating their land-use policies has received final approval from the Legislature and is now headed to the governor for consideration. Senate Bill 5558 would grant 10 counties—including Chelan and Douglas—an extra six months...
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April 14, 2025

Goehner opposes second bill aimed at undermining popular parental-rights law

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… State Sen. Keith Goehner today raised serious concerns about the Senate majority’s support of House Bill 1296, criticizing the measure as an unwarranted expansion of state authority that would sideline parents and erode local oversight in education. Goehner, R-Dryden, issued this statement following...
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April 10, 2025

Goehner opposes rent-control ‘recipe for disaster’ passed by Senate majority

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Sen. Keith Goehner says the so-called “rent stabilization” measure passed today by Senate Democrats is a failed policy and would have devastating consequences for housing affordability, small landlords, and renters alike. Goehner, R-Dryden and lead Republican on the Senate Housing Committee, issued this...
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April 09, 2025

AUDIO | RADIO: Goehner addresses budget, housing, and transparency issues

KOZI Sen. Keith Goehner on KOZI discusses the no-new-taxes Senate Republican budget, how property tax increases hurt those with fixed incomes, rent control’s potential to deter new housing, parental rights, media access and unbiased reporting. #waleg LISTEN   KPQ Sen. Keith Goehner’s KPQ Radio interview tackles budget challenges, tax proposals,...
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April 09, 2025

NO on proposed property-tax increases

Earlier today, my Senate Republican colleagues and I held a press conference on Senate Bill 5798, a proposal by the majority party to raise property taxes on your home. The press conference included myself and Senate Republican leaders, each of us speaking briefly on a different aspect of the bill....
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April 08, 2025

Hansch serves as page for Sen. Goehner

Page Kat Hansch and Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Kat Hansch, a freshman at Cashmere High School, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. She was one of 15 students who served as Senate pages for the...
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