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26 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 celebrating the school’s 24th state championship in the last 26 years. Sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) and Sen. Lisa Wellman (D-Mercer ...

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11 Mar
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Bill to increase volunteer firefighters’ pensions passes Senate

OLYMPIA – Volunteer firefighters, emergency medical workers and law enforcement reserve officers in Washington would see an increase in their pensions under a bill the state Senate unanimously approved today. Senate Bill 5829, sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah), increases ...

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27 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. Mona Das (D-Kent) in recognition of the school’s 23rd state championship. “Every year, I’m ...

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27 Apr
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State should pay to mail in ballots, says pair of King County senators

OLYMPIA – With Washington voters having cast their ballots through the mail since 2011, Sens. Joe Fain and Mark Mullet said today that the state should pay for postage to increase voter participation and reduce any confusion or barriers to ...

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13 Mar
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Governor signs bill banning credit freeze fees

OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee today signed a bill to eliminate the fees that credit bureaus charge customers who want to freeze their credit reports to protect their personal information. Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, sponsored Senate Bill 6018 in response ...

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07 Mar
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Senate approves $400 million statewide property tax cut

OLYMPIA – The Senate today approved an approximately $400 million property tax cut, giving homeowners a break on their 2019 tax bill to offset the large increase in this year’s taxes that was passed in 2017 to fund K-12 education. ...

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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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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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