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.

Mayor's Race 2017
McGinn Wants Another Shot at Mayor

Olympia Dispatch
House Bill Aims to Fix Sound Transit's Inflated Car Values

Fossil Fuel Divestment
City Retirement System Board to Reconsider Divesting from Fossil Fuels

Murray Allegations
Murray Calls for Case to Be Dismissed

Murray Allegations
Murray's Attorney: There Is No Mole

Murray Allegations
Mayoral Campaigns That Weathered the Storm (or Didn’t) After Allegations

Murray Allegations
Murray Accuser's Attorney Wants to Schedule Video Deposition Next Week

Murray Allegations
Murray Accused of Sexually Abusing Child Decades Ago

That Washington
Jayapal and Sanders Introduce Bill for Free College Tuition

Housing and Homelessness
How Regressive Is the Mayor's Sales Tax Proposal for Homelessness?

Digital Culture