Taylor Stevens

State Government Reporter

Taylor covers Utah politics and government for The Tribune, where she has worked since January 2017. A Salt Lake native and Westminster College alumna, Taylor first joined The Tribune team as an intern on a single day’s notice.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Ballots are sorted at the Salt Lake County offices in Salt Lake City on Nov. 4, 2020. Utah state senators voted Thursday to make it harder for voters to switch parties.

Utah Senate votes in support of bill to keep people from party switching

By Taylor Stevens | February 26, 2021, 12:33 a.m.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Clare Collard, then a Democratic candidate for House District 12, talks to supporters before knocking on doors in Tooele, on July 6, 2018. Collard ran a bill in this year's legislative session seeking to incrementally raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.

Bill to raise Utah minimum wage to $15 an hour stalls in House committee

By Taylor Stevens | February 25, 2021, 5:12 p.m.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, leads the Senate during floor time, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021.

Utah Senate committee tables bill barring transgender girls from female K-12 sports

By Taylor Stevens | February 25, 2021, 4:04 p.m.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) This March 30, 2020, file photo shows the Oxbow Jail in Salt Lake County. Under a bill approved by the Utah Senate on Wednesday, police would be banned from releasing mug shots until a person has been convicted of a crime.

Utah Senate approves bill banning the release of mug shots until someone is convicted of a crime

By Taylor Stevens | February 25, 2021, 12:18 a.m.

(Elise Amendola | AP file photo) This June 19, 2017, file photo shows a person working on a laptop in North Andover, Mass. The Utah Senate gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a bill that would make impersonating someone online without their consent and with the intent to do harm illegal.

A bill to make online impersonation illegal in Utah wins Senate OK

By Taylor Stevens | February 24, 2021, 11:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Students from Dixie State University rally at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, calling on lawmakers to change the name of their school. Discussions are underway that might break a political logjam in the Senate that has been blocking the bill allowing a name change.

Utah Senate close to breaking impasse over stalled Dixie State name change bill

By Taylor Stevens | Bryan Schott | February 24, 2021, 8:49 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) A sign encouraging social distancing at City Creek in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. A bill that advanced in the Utah Senate on Tuesday would create a $30 million fund to help small businesses struggling from the pandemic.

$30 million COVID relief package for Utah small businesses gets Senate OK

By Taylor Stevens | February 23, 2021, 9:10 p.m.

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Julyn Shepherd fills syringes for Utah County residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations in a former Shopko store in Spanish Fork, Jan. 27, 2021. Utah lawmakers are advancing a measure that bans government from mandating people get inoculated.

You won’t have to get the vaccine to work for a Utah government if this bill passes

By Taylor Stevens | Bethany Rodgers | February 23, 2021, 12:27 a.m.

(Ruth Fremson | The New York Times) A display of handguns at Sharp Shooting Indoor Range & Gun Shop in Spokane, Wash., Nov. 4, 2019.

Utah lawmakers advance bill to keep self-defense shootings out of court

By Bethany Rodgers | Taylor Stevens | February 22, 2021, 8:31 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hundreds of pro gun proponents gather at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.

Utah House committee advances bill to block cities and counties from creating firearm regulations

By Taylor Stevens | February 22, 2021, 6:03 p.m.