OLYMPIA — Residents of Washington’s 8th Legislative District are invited to attend a town hall meeting with their state lawmakers on Saturday, April 11. Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, Rep. Stephanie Barnard, R-Pasco, and Rep. April Connors, R-Kennewick, will provide an overview of the 2026 legislative session and take questions from attendees. The meeting will cover...

Sen. Matt Boehnke and Reps. April Connors and Stephanie Barnard secured key investments for the 8th District and the Tri-Cities region in the 2026 supplemental capital budget, building on major investments in last year’s budget and bringing total funding for the biennium to more than $100 million. In a joint statement, the lawmakers said: “In...

OLYMPIA — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Matt Boehnke to simplify how students track their financial aid applications has been signed into law by the governor. Substitute Senate Bill 5841 integrates financial aid application data into Washington’s universal High School and Beyond Plan platform, giving students, families, and school staff a clearer, more accessible way to...

The 2026 legislative session has officially come to an end. After 60 days in Olympia, it was one of the more intense — and exhausting — sessions in recent memory. Like every session, some positive things happened. But several major decisions made by the majority will have long-term consequences for Washington taxpayers — most notably...

OLYMPIA — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Matt Boehnke to strengthen protections against AI-generated impersonations and other digital misuse of a person’s identity was signed into law today, Monday, March 16, by Gov. Bob Ferguson. Substitute Senate Bill 5886 updates Washington’s personality rights law to address the growing use of artificial intelligence to create realistic but...

OLYMPIA — Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, released the following statement after the Legislature gave final approval to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6346, legislation establishing a new state income tax on individuals earning more than $1 million annually. “I strongly condemn the passage of this income tax. It’s being marketed as a ‘millionaire’s tax,’ but if...