(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) A UTA bus in downtown Salt Lake City on Sept. 24, 2020. Legislators are discarding the idea of a state takeover of UTA after a study says that assuming the agency's $2 billion in debt could ruin the state's credit rating.
Lee has worked at The Tribune since 2011. He previously was a reporter for 28 years at the Deseret News, including 18 years as its Washington, D.C., correspondent. He covers politics, transportation and demographics.