Watch: Rep. Burgess Owens holds up Bible, tells committee it’s been ‘banned from all of us’ since 1963
Speaking at a hearing on book banning held by the House Education and Workforce Committee, the congressman promoted a Utah law that has led to more books being taken out of schools.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Republican 4th District Rep. Burgess Owens speaks at the Hinckley Institute of Politics as part of the Sutherland Institute's 2023 Congressional Series on the University of Utah campus Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.