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Mullet, Callan, Ramos to host virtual town hall meeting on Thursday

Mullet, Callan, Ramos to host virtual town hall meeting on Thursday

Sen. Mark Mullet, Rep. Lisa Callan and Rep. Bill Ramos will host a virtual town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24. The 5th Legislative District seatmates are conducting the town hall virtually to maintain accessibility and to enable constituents to easily share concerns while maintaining safe practices during the pandemic. The meeting will be streamed live on Facebook and can ...

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Senate passes transportation package that would complete Highway 18

Senate passes transportation package that would complete Highway 18

Move Ahead Washington, the $16 billion transportation revenue package passed tonight by the Senate, would fully fund safety and widening improvements to Highway 18 over Tiger Mountain and several other projects to improve travel in and around communities in the 5th Legislative District. “Just a few weeks ago, a bad collision on Highway 18 reminded us of the urgent need to ...

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Senate passes Mullet bill to teach financial literacy in high school

Senate passes Mullet bill to teach financial literacy in high school

Students would graduate from public high schools with a grasp of financial literacy that would serve them throughout life, under legislation passed today by the Senate. “Throughout our adult lives, we make financial choices that shape, for better or worse, our life path and our financial security,” said Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah). “The quality of those choices will depend on whether ...

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Mullet: Transportation package will improve roads without gas tax

Mullet: Transportation package will improve roads without gas tax

Move Ahead Washington, the transportation revenue package introduced Monday by Senate and House Democrats, would fund a range of projects to improve travel in and around communities in the 5th Legislative District. “I’m a big fan of this transportation package for two reasons: it will give us the funds to finish Highway 18 and it will do it without raising the ...

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Mullet bill would speed housing permits while preserving standards

Mullet bill would speed housing permits while preserving standards

Housing would be built more quickly without compromising construction requirements, increasing the supply of affordable housing, under legislation approved Monday by the Senate Ways & Means Committee. “The state has allocated lots of funding for affordable housing in recent years, but the backlog in building permits has limited the industry’s ability to actually build the homes,” said Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah). ...

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Mullet bill could save lives by providing AC in adult family homes

Mullet bill could save lives by providing AC in adult family homes

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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Mullet: Kids shouldn’t have to pay for college classes in high school

Mullet: Kids shouldn’t have to pay for college classes in high school

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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Mullet supports improvements to police accountability laws

Mullet supports improvements to police accountability laws

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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Mullet legislating remotely after positive COVID test at Capitol

Mullet legislating remotely after positive COVID test at Capitol

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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Mullet named City Champion, Benjamin Franklin Legislator of the Year

Mullet named City Champion, Benjamin Franklin Legislator of the Year

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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