(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Jim Winder, left, chief of investigations at the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, overlooks the damage to the building after protesters reacted to the announced ruling by Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill on Thursday, July 9, 2020, that the shooting death of 22-year-old Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal in May by police officers was legally justified. On Thursday, a Senate committee unanimously advanced a bill that would “raise the bar” for use of the gang enhancement by ensuring it applies primarily to violent offenses against people — not property — and by increasing the number of participants who need to be involved in a crime before it could be used.
Taylor covers Utah politics and government for The Tribune, where she has worked since January 2017. A Salt Lake native and Westminster College alumna, Taylor first joined The Tribune team as an intern on a single day’s notice.