Politics How city leaders want to patch Seattle's $250 million budget deficit Seattle leaders have known for years the revenue base for the city’s general fund – largely reliant on regressive tax sources – can’t keep up with increasing costs and demand for services. Clare McGrane Teo Popescu
Technology Recovery from cyberattack costs Seattle Public Library over $1 million Seattle Public Library says it took 90 days to recover from a ransomware attack that struck over Memorial Day weekend, resulting in recovery costs surpassing $1 million. Diana Opong
Music Serenade me, Seattle: Help KUOW web editor Katie Campbell rebuild her music library Give me your favorite local and regional picks plus a wildcard. Katie Campbell
Race & Identity Congress members press Biden for intelligence briefing, independent investigation of Seattleite's killing by Israeli forces Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Books Reporter's Notebook: The Jaipur Literature Festival debuts in Seattle in spectacular fashion JLF Seattle featured dozens of authors and creative speakers to Town Hall Seattle over the weekend; if you missed it, don't worry — the plan is for this literary event to join the city's summer festival pantheon. Katie Campbell
Business Off the Charts: More people are returning to the office. Is Seattle traffic about to get worse? Seattle's population has increased by over 15,000 residents since the start of the pandemic, while average commute times have gone down slightly from 28.4 minutes to 25.5 minutes—due in no small part to work-from-home policies. Teo Popescu
Crime Kids targeted in string of south Seattle muggings Seattle Police are investigating a string of recent muggings in South Seattle, including some that targeted kids. It’s similar to a slew of after-school robberies last school year around the city. Ann Dornfeld
Government How rich Seattleites can lease public land through a program meant to protect it The city program to manage public shoreline street ends is funded with the fees that industrial interests and wealthy Seattleites pay to encroach on them. Katie Campbell
Elections There's a price tag on Seattle's transportation woes. Will voters pay it? This November, Seattle voters will face a decision on whether to approve a property tax levy that would significantly increase the city's spending on transportation projects. So what would voters get for their money? Joshua McNichols
Economy Downtown Seattle may get a boost from coming interest rate cuts As inflation worries ease and the Federal Reserve says it’s time to start lowering interest rates, Seattle leaders hope more investment will soon flow into downtown Seattle. Joshua McNichols
