Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune Stephanie Burdick of Salt Lake City sets up a meeting for Thursday with Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, who voted against SB96 during the in the House Business and Labor Committee vote, Feb. 6, 2019. Burdick has navigated government-subsidized health care, something she alternately describes as Òridiculous,Ó Òa mazeÓ and, most frequently, Òfrustrating.Ó The Senate plan to replace Proposition 3 with a more restrictive Ñ and initially more costly Ñ Medicaid expansion plan is headed to the House floor after earning committee approval Wednesday. The 9-6 vote in the House Business and Labor Committee included three defections by Republicans, including Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, Republican Reps. Craig Hall and Mike Winder.
Benjamin joined The Tribune in the fall of 2014 as an education reporter. He currently covers Utah state government and hosts "Trib Talk," the Tribune's weekly general news podcast. Benjamin is a native Utahn and an alumnus of Utah State University.