(Bethany Rodgers | The Salt Lake Tribune) Matt McCluskey, father of slain University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey, speaks to reporters after testifying on a campus safety bill during a hearing before the House Education Committee on March 4, 2019. Standing next to him is the bill's sponsor, Sen. Jani Iwamoto, D-Salt Lake City.
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.