OLYMPIA … On July 12, the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families transferred 43 incarcerated men over the age of 21 from Green Hill School in Chehalis to the custody of the state Department of Corrections. One week later, a Thurston Co. Superior Court judge found the transfer...

Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, will spend two days on a Human Services Committee tour to help shape the committee’s priorities and how they impact the social services available across Washington State, which are administered by the Department of Children, Youth & Families and Department of Social Human Services. On June...

Since being appointed chair, Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, chaired his first Select Committee on Pension Policy on May 21 at the John L. O’Brien Bldg. in Olympia, Wash. During the meeting, committee members elected officers and received an update on the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters (LEOFF) plan 2....