Matt Boehnke

Following several years of planning and successful fundraising, the B5 Community Learning Center in Kennewick, Wash., celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting on May 15. Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, spoke at the event, which dozens of Kennewick stakeholders attended. “The opening of the B5 Learning Center is a...

OLYMPIA… In a press release dated May 23, Governor Inslee made a significant decision. He rejected a recommendation from the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council to require the Horse Heaven Wind Farm to mitigate the proposed power plant’s impacts on the endangered ferruginous hawk. This decision, according to Senator Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick,...

As a first-term senator, I am excited about how much we accomplished for the people of Washington and the Mighty 8th District during the 2024 legislative session. As the Republican leader on the Human Services Committee, I am steadfast in my efforts on behalf of our developmental disability families, protecting...

As a minority party member, many of our accomplishments are not about bills we passed but about bad bills we prevented from becoming law. This session, Senate Bill 5770 would have allowed local governments to more than double property taxes – from 1% to 3%. Without direct voter input, this...

The final supplemental capital budget allocates $1.33 billion, including $130.6 million in bonds. The plan entails significant investments throughout the state in K-12 school construction, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment facilities, and early learning facilities, leaving $547,000 in remaining bond capacity. With this budget’s unanimous approval, we are delighted...

OPERATING BUDGET The final supplemental operating budget appropriates $72 billion (NGF-O), a $2.2 billion increase over current 2023-25 spending. While the budget pays for many important core services, it once again contains no meaningful tax relief for working families. The state has a moral imperative to provide tax relief. The...

A pair of bills that will make energy more expensive in Washington were signed into law. House Bill 1589 allows Puget Sound Energy to end natural gas services for its customers. While this will directly affect our neighbors to the west, it represents a concerning trend toward eliminating an important...

During the 2024 session, Washingtonians brought six initiatives before the Legislature, all aimed at tackling important issues. We are happy to report that the people of Washington scored a big win with approval of three of these initiatives, which are: I-2113 restores police officer’s ability to pursue suspected criminals, a...

OLYMPIA… In a remarkable feat of legislative prowess, Senator Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, saw six of his bills signed into law by Governor Inslee in March. This achievement, the highest number of bills he’s successfully passed since his tenure in the legislature began in 2019, is a testament to his dedication...

Keeping trespassers off school buses is the aim of a bill passed out of the state Legislature. Tracy Ellis tells us the measure is named after a real-life hero. #waleg LISTEN HERE