On Wednesday, the state Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee held a public hearing on a proposal from Sen. Nikki Torres that would invest $200 million to expand broadband capacity in underserved rural areas of Washington and allow the private sector to help. “During the pandemic, it was an eye-opener...

Today is the 40th day of the 2023 legislative session, and it represents the first in a series of milestones used to organize our legislative work. It’s what is commonly referred to as “the policy cutoff date.” In other words, in order for a bill to be considered eligible for...

The 2023 legislative session is well underway, as we wrap up Day 16 of what is scheduled to be a long,105-day session. It is a great honor and privilege to represent the people of the Tri-Cities in the state Senate. My first day as your state senator began with the swearing...

Tri-Cities lawmaker to serve as lead Republican on Senate Human Services Committee Sen. Matt Boehnke began his first term as senator for the 8th Legislative District on Monday during the opening ceremonies of the 2023 legislative session. Boehnke will be the Republican leader on the Senate Human Services Committee, which deals...

Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, joins Mike McClanahan on TVW’s The Impact to discuss a bill he sponsored this session aimed at creating jobs and increasing education and training opportunities in the retail industry. House Bill 2019, which has been signed into law, will require the state’s Workforce Training and Education...

A bill that seeks to double the number of manufacturing jobs in Washington state by 2031 is under consideration by a House committee. John Sattgast reports. Wash. House Republicans · 01-31-21 – RADIO REPORT: Rep. Boehnke bill would double Washington manufacturing jobs in 10 years SATTGAST: More than 265 thousand...

Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, joins KONA Radio’s Robb Francis live in Olympia. He discusses his push to advance STEM by launching “Space Race 2.0” in Washington state. He also explains how he’s working to thwart the efforts of cybercriminals to ensure the state can hold secure elections now and in...