Utah Legislature votes to ban schools from requiring face masks this fall
Critics say the measure would tie the hands of local decision-makers to respond quickly to a health crisis.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Canyon View Elementary teacher Melissa Casper works with her third grade students in Cottonwood Heights on Tuesday, May 18, 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.