Producer
Hayat Norimine

Hayat Norimine, an Eastern Washington native, is Seattle Met’s news and politics hound and PubliCola reporter. She also contributes features and writes politics and culture stories throughout the magazine.
Hayat began her journalism career as an English editor in Amman, Jordan, and later became a local government and Southwest Washington politics reporter at The Daily News in Longview. She has a degree in creative writing at the University of Washington and a master’s degree in journalism at Northwestern University. She now lives in West Seattle with her husband and Bedouin dog.

Public Transit
Durkan Nominates Sam Zimbabwe as New SDOT Leader

The Bezos Bubble
Amazon Got the Scrutiny in New York It Never Faced in Seattle

What Happens in Olympia
A Guide to Understanding the 66th Legislative Session

This Washington
Inslee's Capital Gains Tax Excludes Sale of Investment Homes

KeyArena
Seattle Is Getting a Hockey Team

Election 2019
Who Is Running for Seattle City Council?

This Washington
What's Next for Washington to Address Climate Change?

2019 Budget
Seattle City Council Passes $5.9 Billion Budget

Criminal Justice