(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) In this Dec. 2, 2018, file photo, then House Speaker Greg Hughes, left, thumbs through his proposed legislation with Michael Curtis, with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, while answering questions about the Utah Medical Cannabis Act — a bill negotiated to override Proposition 2 passed by voters. While no longer speaker or in public office, Hughes is still working — without pay — to make sure the cannabis law is implemented and works as intended.
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.