Rep. Brian Burnett, R-Wenatchee, Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden and Rep. Mike Steele, R-Chelan/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Senator Keith Goehner, Representative Mike Steele, and Representative Brian Burnett invite community members to a legislative wrap-up and town hall on Wednesday, June 4, from 6­-7:30 p.m. at the Cashmere Riverside Center, located at 201 Riverside Dr., Cashmere, WA...

Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Yesterday, the governor signed a bipartisan measure from Sen. Keith Goehner that strengthens local governments’ ability to collaborate with the state on locating major clean-energy projects. The new law clarifies that cities and counties assisting the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC)—the state’s centralized permitting authority for large...

By Sen. Keith Goehner, Washingtonians have good reason to be distrustful of the policies coming out of the state Capitol. While the legislation itself matters, how it’s crafted is also important – and, increasingly, there is less transparency, bipartisanship, or accountability. My goal as a state lawmaker is to work together and avoid partisanship, so...