University of Washington astronomers come to work each day and pose humankind’s biggest questions. But just as confounding is the uncertainty of program funding amid state budget shortfalls and cuts ...

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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history affected many federal programs that help Americans. While the government is back up and running, some of those aid programs are not. The government ...