Tragic deaths of senior citizens and other residents in adult family homes during severe heat waves might be avoided, under legislation awaiting action in the Senate Ways & Means Committee. “In adult family homes, up to six residents can receive room and board and help with laundry, personal care and other aspects of daily living,” said Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah). “But ...
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Students would be charged little or nothing to take college courses like Running Start or College in the High School while still in high school, under legislation recently passed out of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee. “No students should have to pay college course fees while they’re still in high school,” said Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah). “We should ...
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Police accountability laws passed in 2021 would be improved in several areas by legislation introduced early this legislative session by Sen. Kevin Van De Wege (D-Sequim) and cosponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah). “Every year the Legislature passes laws that wind up getting adjusted and updated with clean-up legislation in subsequent years, and it’s no different with the police accountability bills ...
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Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah), chair of the Senate Business, Financial Services & Trade Committee, will work the initial days of the 2022 legislative session from home after testing positive for COVID-19. “If I had to get it, this is probably the best time of year to get it,” Mullet said. “As the owner of a restaurant, which is a business where ...
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Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) has been honored by two groups for his work as a state legislator this year — as a City Champion by the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) and as the Benjamin Franklin Legislator of the Year by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). In naming Mullet a City Champion, the AWC called Mullet “an important ...
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Sen. Mark Mullet, Rep. Lisa Callan and Rep. Bill Ramos will host a virtual town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 10. The 5th Legislative District seatmates are conducting the town hall virtually to maintain accessibility and to enable constituents to easily share concerns despite the social distancing limitations imposed by the pandemic. The meeting will be streamed live on Facebook ...
Read MoreSen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) released this statement following the governor’s partial vetoes of Senate Bill 5126, the Climate Commitment Act, and House Bill 1091, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. “This sets a chilling precedent and poisons the well for all future negotiations on virtually any tough issue. When it comes to ...
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Legislation signed today by Gov. Jay Inslee will make sure Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) credits accurately reflect tuition costs at the time of purchase. “GET enables the parents of young kids today to afford the cost of tuition when their kids grow to college age,” said Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah). “It’s an affordable bridge to the future, and this law will ...
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Students will be assured of adequate access to school counselors, not only for career guidance but to address trauma and mental health needs during increasingly stressful times, as a result of legislation signed into law Monday. “Kids make some of the most important, lasting decisions of their lives when they’re in high school, so it’s vital they have access to strong ...
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The Senate passed legislation late Tuesday to make sure GET credits accurately reflect tuition costs at the time of purchase. Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) sponsored Senate Bill 5430 when he noticed that GET credits for a year of tuition at the University of Washington cost significantly more this year than what UW is charging for tuition. The Guaranteed Education Tuition ...
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