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28 Feb
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E News – The Legislative Public Records Act

Dear friends and neighbors, This week, you may have heard a lot of discussion about public records and Senate Bill 6617. The bill isn’t perfect and I regret that more time wasn’t set aside for public input. But I voted ...

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23 Feb
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Ban on credit freeze fees clears Legislature

OLYMPIA – A bill to eliminate the fees that credit bureaus charge customers who want to freeze their credit reports to protect their personal information is headed to the governor following passage yesterday by the House of Representatives. The House ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
20 Feb
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E News – Passing a record number of bills with bipartisan support

Dear friends and neighbors, I’m happy to report that this year more of my bills have been passed off the Senate floor than in any other year that I’ve been in the Legislature. As I emphasized in recent town hall ...

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14 Feb
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Senate votes to expand secondary students’ ability to earn college credits

OLYMPIA – High school students would gain more ways to earn college credit before they arrive at a higher education institution in Washington under a bill unanimously passed today by the Senate. Senate Bill 5917, sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet, ...

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13 Feb
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Bill to let GET unit holders share in returns passes Senate

OLYMPIA – The Senate today passed a bipartisan bill to let participants in Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program directly share in unanticipated investment gains that the program has experienced in recent years. Senate Bill 6087, sponsored by Sen. Mark ...

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08 Feb
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5th District lawmakers to host town halls on Feb. 17

Who: • State Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah • State Rep. Paul Graves, R-Fall City • State Rep. Jay Rodne, R-Snoqualmie What: Town hall meetings When: Saturday, Feb. 17 Where: • 10 – 11 a.m.                  Maple Valley Community Center, 22010 SE 248th St, ...

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07 Feb
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Senate honors Tahoma High’s ‘We the People’ team

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Senate today honored Tahoma High School’s “We the People” team with a resolution sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, and Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, in recognition of the school’s 22nd state championship. “Since I was ...

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Washington State Capitol Building
06 Feb
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E News – Meeting our duty to fund K-12 education

Dear friends and neighbors, As many of you know, The Washington State Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that the state has unconstitutionally left it to local school districts, through local levies, to cover much of the cost of a basic education.

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