(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brett Hastings, center with Utah Legislative Watch calls for a restructuring of the Utah tax system and a cut to the state budget, Tuesday at the Capitol. Utah Legislative Watch held a press conference, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, to formally announce the creation of Utah Legislative Watch and to call for tax reform.
Benjamin joined The Tribune in the fall of 2014 as an education reporter. He currently covers Utah state government and hosts "Trib Talk," the Tribune's weekly general news podcast. Benjamin is a native Utahn and an alumnus of Utah State University.
Bethany began covering state government at The Tribune right in time for the 2018 election. She's a proud Maryland Terrapin and worked at newspapers in the D.C. area and in Orlando, Florida, before coming to Utah. Her aspiration is to one day keep an orchid alive for more than a month.