(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) In this Feb. 28, 2020, photo, teachers from the Salt Lake City School District are shown during a rally at the Utah State Capitol. Income tax money can only be used for education in Utah, but lawmakers are now backing a complex proposal to change that in hopes of shoring up the state's shrinking sales-tax base.
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.