Fireworks tug of war heats up as legislative attorneys say cities can’t impose blanket bans
Salt Lake City says its prohibition stands, and even some state lawmakers want to leave the decision up to locals.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign advertising fireworks in American Fork on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.
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.
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.