(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hillary McDaniel, director of the Utah Pride festival, was laid off June 10 in a second round of terminations at the Utah Pride Center. McDaniel, one of several former employees who suspect retaliation in their dismissals, is shown here in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 19, 2020.
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.