(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lucy Loewen, 13, speaks against SB152, right, while Ben Horsley, communications and community outreach director for Granite School District, left, spoke in favor of the bill, Jan. 31, 2023, during the comment period for Sen. Michael McKell, R-Spanish Fork's bill before the Senate Business and Labor Committee in the Senate Building, Tuesday. The bill was passed out of the committee favorably.
Alixel Cabrera is a Report for America corps member and writes about communities on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has reported on the economy, energy, food and culture for newspapers and websites in Venezuela and the U.S.