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Seattle Medium
16 minutes
Social Security Retirement Trust Fund Will Run Dry In 2032 Unless Congress Acts
Tens of millions of Americans face potential reductions in Social Security and Medicare benefits as annual reports from the programs' trustees project accelerated insolvency for their respective trust funds. The Social Security retirement trust fund is now anticipated to be depleted by late 2032, while Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund is expected to be exhausted by the second quarter of 2033. These revised forecasts, attributed to factors including recent tax policy changes, declining fertility rates, and reduced immigration, underscore an urgent need for congressional action to prevent significant financial shortfalls for beneficiaries.
Seattle Medium
about 1 hour
New Consumer Protection Rule Turns Its Back On Fair Housing As Advocates Sue To Preserve Enforcement
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new rule significantly curtailing anti-discrimination efforts, a move described as one of the most consequential shifts in federal fair-lending policy in decades. This action has prompted a federal lawsuit filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance and four other housing organizations in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The suit challenges the CFPB's decision to end the disparate impact standard and limit special purpose credit programs, which are crucial for expanding credit access for marginalized communities. Plaintiffs assert the bureau failed to justify its departure from decades of settled Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) implementation and question the Acting Director's rulemaking authority.
Seattle Medium
about 2 hours
Cherry Street Farm’s Youth Sow The Seeds For Their Futures
Cherry Street Farm, a Seattle-based urban agricultural initiative, is advancing community health and food resilience through its dual mission of youth education and local produce distribution. The farm's Youth Excellence Program instructs local youth in home-farming, plant-based culinary skills, and green career pathways, while its cultivation efforts supply fresh produce to area hospitals, restaurants, and food banks.
PubliCola
about 2 hours
City, County Plan to “Embed” Consultant to Address Financial Issues at Homelessness Agency
By Erica C. Barnett Mayor Katie Wilson and King County Executive Girmay Zahilay both announced that they plan to “embed… The post City, County Plan to “Embed” Consultant to Address Financial Issues at Homelessness Agency appeared first on PubliCola.
Lookout Landing
about 2 hours
Rating your takes: What is Colt Emerson’s ceiling? What is his floor?
In the last three weeks, Colt Emerson has made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners, notched his first MLB hit with a home run, hit his first career triple, hit three more home runs, and made some stellar plays at third base. Emerson still can’t legally buy a beer yet, but his scorching first […]
Seattle Met
about 4 hours
Inside the Chaotic World of Seattle Sports Mascots
What are Buoy, Doppler, and other beloved characters like? We found out.
PubliCola
about 4 hours
Seattle Turned on the Surveillance Cameras Before It Wrote the Rules
By Phil Mocek On Friday, Mayor Katie Wilson activated the Stadium District surveillance cameras for the duration of the FIFA… The post Seattle Turned on the Surveillance Cameras Before It Wrote the Rules appeared first on PubliCola.
Lookout Landing
about 5 hours
Mariners News: Josh Naylor, J.P. Crawford, and Chris Bassitt
Good morning! A fun 6-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles was powered by a Josh Naylor grand slam and two key challenges. Logan Gilbert takes the mound this afternoon at 3:35 PM against Orioles LHP Trevor Rogers. In Mariners news… Around the league… Becca’s picks…
Lookout Landing
about 16 hours
Mariners challenge their way to win over Orioles, 6-3
The good thing about the punishing grind of an MLB season is it doesn’t allow a lot of time for wallowing. Just one day after the Mariners blew a winnable game in Detroit to drop a series against the lowly Tigers, they escaped with a win in Baltimore today in the series opener against the […]
Lookout Landing
about 17 hours
35-32: Chart
Mariners 6, Orioles 3 Happy Andrés Muñoz: Josh Naylor, .33 WPA Sad Andrés Muñoz: Patrick Wisdom, -.10 WPA Game thread comment of the day: I can hear this comment Side quest: What kind of music does each Mariner reliever make? For some reason I feel like Cooper Criswell makes Noah Kahan-style folk music.
Lookout Landing
about 21 hours
Mariners Game Preview #67, 6/8/26: SEA at BAL
The Mariners will look to shake off a disappointing weekend series in Detroit – capped by a bummer of a walkoff yesterday – by opening a four-game series against the Orioles in Camden Yards. They’ll be doing so without their starting shortstop, though, as J.P. Crawford was officially placed on the injured list after missing […]
Lookout Landing
1 day
Series Preview: Mariners (34-32) at Orioles (31-35)
The Mariners opened their road trip with a particularly deflating series loss to the Detroit Tigers, but the good news is that now Motor City is in the rearview (for the regular season, anyway). Also fortunately in the rearview are the weird 10 a.m. PT start times; this week, they’ll be replaced by some good […]