(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) Rep. Phil Lyman, R-Blanding, takes a cellphone call during floor time in the Utah House of Representatives, Feb. 22, 2019. Lyman said in a court hearing Friday that he may pay off his court-ordered restitution for a misdemeanor trespassing charge rather than turn over his tax returns to federal prosecutors.
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.