(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) this Nov. 26, 2018, file photo shows State Treasurer David Damschen, left, and State Auditor John Dougall, right, during a Board of Canvassers meeting. Dougall has announced a privacy commission to review the practices and policy of Banjo, a private surveillance company with millions in state contracts. But impending legislative budget cuts that will pull the state out of some or all of these contracts may make the review a moot point.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.