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Thank you @boeingairplanes for this incredible
demonstration of support 4 @seahawks & our entire
community! #GoHawks pic.twitter.com/Sfj7UpRKkH
Washington Aerospace (@WashAerospace), Jan. 29
The $15 minimum wage campaign
ended up costing $345 PER VOTE.
Associated Press reporter Mike Baker
(@MikeBakerAP), commenting on the
SeaTac initiative, Nov. 27, 2013
Bertha to resume light work this week
mynw.me/LkbgEy
KIRO Radio 97.3 FM (@KIRORadio), Jan.
28, regarding the giant boring machine
that got stuck while digging the Highway
99 tunnel in Seattle
Hargrove said this a.m.: “I know a lot of business owners who
aren’t making the minimum wage … it’ll just mean they have
to lay people off.”
Seattle Times reporter Brian M. Rosenthal (@brianmrosenthal),
Jan. 16, quoting state Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-Hoquiam, regarding
the governor’s backing of a higher minimum wage
On transportation, Inslee says small groups talking in small
rooms hasn’t worked. #waleg
The News Tribune reporter Melissa Santos (@melissasantos1),
Jan. 9
@melissasantos1 so they need a bigger room?
The News Tribune Columnist Peter Callaghan
(@CallaghanPeter), in reply
Didn’t watch the whole Senate budget presser but based on
the bipartisan hugs/handshakes, they either have a deal or
reached peace in Syria.
The News Tribune Columnist Peter Callaghan
(@CallaghanPeter), Feb. 24
After raising the #12thman flag, Gov. Inslee will get
personally involved in player contract negotiations to keep
jobs in WA #gohawks
Associated Press reporter Manuel Valdes (@ByManuelValdes),
Jan. 8, making a thinly veiled reference to Inslee’s statements
during contract negotiations between Boeing and members of
the Machinists’ union
@tefft Even Bertha gets light duty
“@KIRORadio: Bertha to resume light
work this week mynw.me/LkbgEy”
Holly Chisa (@HollyChisa), in reply to
the last tweet
Maybe @wsdot should apply for @lniwa
StayAtWork program MT @HollyChisa
Even Bertha gets light duty @KIRORadio
Be mynw.me/LkbgEy”
AWB Government Affairs Director Kris
Tefft (@tefft), continuing the conversation
@tefft it’s more like taking a car out for
a spin after it’s been sitting in the garage
for a while.
Washington State DOT (@wsdot),
weighing in on the conversation
Congrats to @awbolympia member
@DicksDriveIns on 60 years of business.
AWB President Kris Johnson
(@KrisJohnson_IOM), Jan. 28
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