(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Connell O'Donovan, of Salt Lake, who calls himself an ex-Mormon, says he endured 10-years of conversion therapy in high school and college. Legislation that would ban conversion therapy in Utah was introduced on Feb. 21.
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.
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.