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‘WHY DID YOU DO WHAT YOU DID?’: Respected ferry advocate confronts Senate Transportation Committee for approving ‘drastically different’ version of “Mosquito Fleet Act’
Byjnoedel March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

by Jeff NoedelThursday, March 5, 2026. 11:00 a.m. Celebration was short-lived after powerful, and nearly universally supportive testimony Friday for “2S (second substitute) H.B. 1923, “The Mosquito Fleet Act” in the State Senate Transportation Committee chaired by Sen. Marko Liias, Democrat of Mukilteo. Dozens of Washingtonians — from leaders of local communities to maritime transit…

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Republican State Senator supports Mosquito Fleet Act: “I think it’s a great idea”
Byjnoedel February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

A fresh YouTube video can be seen at the bottom of this page (approx. 11 minutes in duration) by Jeff NoedelThursday, February 19, 2026, 1:30 p.m. In a recorded video interview with CNL3 Wednesday evening, Washington State Senator Ron Muzzall (R-10) voiced support for H.B. 1923, The Mosquito Fleet Act — which passed the State…

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H.B. 1923 “Mosquito Fleet Act” clears WA House of Reps – headed to Senate Transpo Committee
Byjnoedel February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

by Jeff NoedelWednesday, February 18, 2026, 11:00 a.m. A link to a CNL3 YouTube video interviewing fast ferry expert Peter Philips is at the bottom of this page. Washington supporters of H.B. 1923, the “Mosquito Fleet Act,” are determined to pass the bill into law on their second annual attempt. The bill sailed through the…

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