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Small businesses would be able to offer no-cost savings plans to help employees at small businesses save for retirement, and high school students will be taught the basics of financial literacy, as a result of the two top-priority bills by Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, that passed the Legislature this session. Senate Bill 5826, which passed the Senate today and will ...

Two amendments proposed today by Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, would have reversed budget provisions that reduce funds to Issaquah and other cities and saddle taxpayers across the state with increased debt to pay for the day to day operation of state government. The amendments failed on straight party line votes. The first amendment would have restored hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

The operating budget proposed today by Senate Republicans is fiscally irresponsible and needs fundamental improvement before it can be seriously considered, said Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, ranking member on the Senate Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee. “This budget would ring up long-term debt to pay day to day operating costs,” said Mullet, who worked for more than a decade as a ...

Small businesses would be able to offer no-cost savings plans to help employees at small businesses save for retirement, under legislation passed today by the Senate on a 29-20 vote. Senate Bill 5826,” sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, now goes to the House for consideration there. “I know many small business owners, like me, would like to be able to ...

A major project in the transportation package passed this week by the Senate will ease rush-hour traffic on Interstate 90 from Issaquah to Bellevue and reduce congestion in other areas vital to the region, Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, said today. “Everyone knows how horrible our traffic is, and every month we lose a bigger chunk of our day sitting in traffic,” ...

Legislation requiring that high school students be taught basic financial literacy passed the Senate today on a 44-4 vote and now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration there. Senate Bill 5202, sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, would create Essential Academic Learning Requirements for financial education. The curriculum would cover basics such as how to manage a checkbook, ...

Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, appears on TVW's "The Impact" to explain the value of his legislation to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles and use a portion of the tax to create recharging stations along Washington highways.

Small businesses would be able to offer no-cost savings plans to help employees save for retirement under legislation heard today by the Senate Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee. “As a small business owner, I can’t help but notice that many of my employees aren’t saving for retirement,” said Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah and the sponsor of Senate Bill 5826. “There’s ...

Middle school students who struggle to complete their homework on time could attend an optional hour at the end of the school day to receive additional instruction from a rotating pool of teachers, under a pilot program heard today by the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee. “This is based on a program that’s been working great in our district, ...

Students ages 14 to 16 may serve as Senate pages through the office of Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, during the 2015 legislative session. “Each year, hundreds of students enjoy this opportunity, and it’s one that I strongly recommend to 5th District residents,” Mullet said. “The page program lets young men and women see the workings of the Legislature from the inside ...