Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks just as voting is getting underway in an election that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. The shortfalls are setting off alarms among […]
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(Late-summer blossoms, photographed by Bob Burns) Here’s our list of what to know as the weekend begins, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: ORCA HALF, DAY 1: Both days this weekend feature runs of the Orca Half, from Lincoln Park to Don Armeni, with shuttles from the finish line to start line beginning […]
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NEW YORK (AP) — For the Palestinian relief nonprofits behind a $1 million pledge from rapper Macklemore, the Grammy winner’s latest contributions offer more than just money. Macklemore committed to donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. The goal, […]
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Nearly two months after a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival killed three people, at least one suspect is still at large.