(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kevin Stratton introduces one of the two bills that could lead to the adoption of a new state flag to the House Government Operations committee, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Seated next to him (l-r) are Jonathan Martin and Richard Martin, the lead designer and chairman of the Organization for a New Utah Flag.
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.