From expensive dinners to pricey hotels: How Utah lawmakers spend donors’ contributions
Some legislators spend a fraction of their campaign funds to get elected — leaving tens of thousands for other uses.
(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) The public and Utah lawmakers mingle in the state Capitol Rotunda to inspect Utah students' demonstrating robots they have created in this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo.
Bethany began covering state government at The Tribune right in time for the 2018 election. She's a proud Maryland Terrapin and worked at newspapers in the D.C. area and in Orlando, Florida, before coming to Utah. Her aspiration is to one day keep an orchid alive for more than a month.
Taylor covers Utah politics and government for The Tribune, where she has worked since January 2017. A Salt Lake native and Westminster College alumna, Taylor first joined The Tribune team as an intern on a single day’s notice.