(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George, speaks at a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. HB60, which would allow concealed carry of a firearm without a permit, was passed by the Utah House on Tuesday and now heads to the Senate.
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.