A transparency hang-up: Are public records in Utah hidden on private phones?
Fallout from Bridal Veil Falls dispute shows that Utah County lacks a policy to verify that elected leaders aren’t tucking away government messages on their cells.
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Utah County Commissioner Bill Lee, center, begins a commission meeting in this file photo. A records fight has erupted over whether the commissioner's private cellphone contains public records.
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.