Keith Goehner

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,...

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....

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...

By Sen. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden As a state legislator I have consistently fought to protect families and ensure parents, not bureaucrats, have the final say in raising their children. Last year, the Legislature passed Initiative 2081, the Parents’ Bill of Rights, with near-unanimous support. Now, both chambers in Olympia have...

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… A House committee has unanimously endorsed legislation from Sen. Keith Goehner that would make it simpler for water-sewer districts to offload surplus property. “Senate Bill 5467 is a common-sense update that ensures our water-sewer districts can operate more efficiently without unnecessary bureaucratic delays,”...

Sen. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Despite bipartisan opposition, Senate Democrats today pushed through a $78.6 billion operating budget—the largest in state history, which relies on the largest tax increase in Washington history. The move came after Democrats rejected Senate Republicans’ $ave Washington plan, a fiscally responsible alternative...

Sen Keith Goehner discusses ongoing budget debates in Olympia—touching on tax increases, transportation investments & priorities like education. He also shares insights on rent control, energy legislation & the importance of collaboration #waleg   LISTEN

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...

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...