Bryan Schott

Political Correspondent

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City, chats with Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City,, in the Senate, on Thursday, Feb.18, 2021.

Two Senate Democrats booted from committee assignments

By Bryan Schott | January 27, 2022, 10:54 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox delivers his 2022 State of the State address in the House Chamber of the Utah Capitol, Jan. 20, 2022. The state is spending $500,000 to upgrade security at Cox's home in Fairview.

Why is Utah spending hundreds of thousands for a building and a fence at Gov. Cox’s home in Fairview?

By Bryan Schott | January 27, 2022, 5:25 p.m.

Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune
Assistant U.S. Attorney Trina Higgins speaks outside of the Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

Utahn Trina Higgins nominated by President Biden to be the next U.S. Attorney for Utah

By Bryan Schott | January 26, 2022, 5:56 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens fist bumps lobbyist Jeff Hartley at the Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Owens also met with House and Senate Republicans and Gov. Spencer Cox during the Legislative session.

Burgess Owens snubs Democrats on Utah’s Capitol Hill

By Bryan Schott | January 25, 2022, 8:11 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The start of the 2022 legislative session kicks off at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

Utahns worry bill about firefighter workers’ compensation will secretly impose martial law on unvaccinated

By Bryan Schott | January 25, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City, says income tax cuts remain a priority for the 2022 Utah Legislature.

Tax cuts, cost of living increases and money for schools: How the Legislature wants to spend Utah’s extra $1 billion in revenue

By Bryan Schott | January 25, 2022, 12:47 a.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) SJR3 House sponsor Rep. Candace Pierucci, R-Riverton debates the bill during the Utah Legislative Session, Jan. 20, 2022 before passage of the bill. On a 45-29 vote, the House passed SJR3 and voted to end the mask mandate in Salt Lake and Summit Counties.

Legislature ends mask mandates in Salt Lake and Summit Counties immediately

By Bryan Schott | January 21, 2022, 11:14 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign encourages face masks at City Creek shopping center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.

How email campaigns targeting Utah House Republicans could sway votes on Salt Lake County’s mask mandate

By Bryan Schott | January 20, 2022, 3:21 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) School nurse Karen Thelin tests a student for COVID-19 at American Preparatory Academy in Draper on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

Utah House quickly passes bill suspending Test to Stay in public schools

By Bryan Schott | January 20, 2022, 12:07 a.m.

(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) The start of the 2022 legislative session kicks off at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City onTuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.

Move to overturn Salt Lake County mask mandate faces uncertainty in Utah House

By Bryan Schott | January 20, 2022, 2:00 a.m.