(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) Then House Speaker Greg Hughes, R-Draper (left) addresses fellow House members, detailing his proposed medical-cannabis bill. Utah legislators voted to change the Utah Medical Cannabis Act, the bill that officials, Prop 2 opponents and medical marijuana advocates crafted and pitched as a compromise, Monday, Dec. 2, 2018, during a special session. Lawmakers voted for an overwritten version of the ballot initiative. Now, the Utah Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a legal challenge brought by voters who objected to the replacement legislation.
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.