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Why Can’t Seattle Fund the Arts Like It’s FIFA Every Year?

Why Can’t Seattle Fund the Arts Like It’s FIFA Every Year?

A draft open letter to Seattle officials is circulating, urging them to divert $8 million from the police budget to fund the arts. The proposal is part of an effort to allocate the $68 million budget increase for the police department differently. The letter has been gaining signatures on social media.

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