Rep. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden, spoke to KOHO about the 2022 session. Rep. Goehner’s main concerns at this time are the police reform bill, either amending it or repealing it, the Long-Term Care Act which he hopes to get suspended for at least 18 months until revisions can be made and...

Rep. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden, and Rep. Mike Steele, R-Chelan, speak with KOZI’s Jeff Conwell current legislation taking place in Olympia. Rep. Goehner spoke to a Republican sponsored bill that seeks to rein in the Governor’s emergency powers, putting a time limit on their use, and also addressed the supplemental transportation...

Rep. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden, joins KPQ’s Jason Taylor to discuss two priority bills at the start of the 2022 session. The police reform bill which Rep. Goehner believes either needs to be repealed or completely overhauled, and the Long-Term Care Act which has support on both sides of the aisle...

The 2022 legislative session is fast approaching. During even-numbered years, the Legislature convenes for 60 days, also referred to as the short legislative session. Legislators recently met virtually for Committee Assembly Days, which involves work sessions and previewing issues we expect to discuss and debate in January. House of Representatives...

I hope you had the opportunity to participate in the recent virtual tax town hall put on by the Tax Structure Work Group. I wanted to make you aware of another public meeting on a state issue. As you may know the Washington State Redistricting Commission is going through the process of...

In 2017, a provision was included in the state operating budget that created the Tax Structure Work Group “to identify options to make the Washington state tax code more equitable, adequate, stable and transparent.”  That work group is now holding virtual Tax Town Halls to gain input from taxpayers. There are...

Earlier this month, the governor announced vaccination requirements for most state employees, private health care and long-term care workers. Last week, he announced further vaccination requirements for employees working in K-12, most childcare and early learning, and higher education, as well as an expansion of the statewide mask mandate to all individuals,...

The session was one for the record books. There were some bipartisan successes, but also many concerning policies passed this session. For a full report check out my 2021 Session Report below.

On Wednesday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a vaccination requirement for employees working in K-12, most childcare and early learning, and higher education, as well as an expansion of the statewide mask mandate to all individuals, regardless of vaccination status. 12th District State Reps. Keith Goehner, R-Dryden, and Mike Steele, R-Chelan, issued the following statement...