Slog AM: Trump Takes Funding from Washington State Libraries, Gov. Ferguson Ratfinking State Employees, Katy Perry Does Space 

The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Vivian McCallGive Us Back Our Library Funding: The feds cut funding for Washington State libraries in prisons, in rural areas and on tribal lands. According to The Seattle Times, an April 1 memo from the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminated a $3.9 million grant they count on. Washington State Librarian Sara Jones says it will be difficult to run a state library that’s “anything close to what people recognize.” Not to ge