Jennifer Dobner

Government reporter

Jennifer Dobner is a reporter covering government, public corruption and LGBT issues. She previously worked for The Associated Press, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Deseret News and the Idaho Falls Post-Register

(Al Hartmann | Tribune File Photo) Nathan Evershed is an assistant Salt Lake County district attorney. He announced Tuesday that he is running for election for district attorney, challenging his current boss, Sim Gill.

Salt Lake County district attorney faces a political challenge from inside his office

By Jennifer Dobner | January 10, 2018, 8:10 p.m.

(Michael Mangum | Special to the Tribune) Adam Gardiner speaks during the recorder election at the county republican Central Committee Meeting at Jordan High School in Sandy, UT on Thursday, August 17, 2017. Gardiner was elected Salt Lake county recorder.

Salt Lake County recorder adds credit and debit cards to payment options

By Jennifer Dobner | January 10, 2018, 6:41 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo)
Sim Gill, Salt Lake County district attorney, knows what it feels like to be targeted because of his ethnicity.

Salt Lake County joins the push for stiffer Utah hate crimes law

By Jennifer Dobner | January 10, 2018, 1:15 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo)

Two transgender Utahns, who have been denied a legal sex designation by a state judge, are challenging the ruling by asking the Utah Supreme Court to overturn the decision. Angie Rice and Sean Childers-Gray, pictured on Friday, June 30, 2017, hope the Utah Supreme Court overrules the district court and grants their petitions.

Utah Supreme Court considers plight of two transgender people who want their IDs to reflect their ‘actual reality’

By Jennifer Dobner | January 9, 2018, 2:06 p.m.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Newly elected City Council Members Chris Wharton, left, and Amy N. Fowler enjoy a laugh after taking the oath of office in ceremony outside the City-County Building Tuesday Jan. 2.

Four openly gay election winners sworn in as council members in three cities, showing the LGBTQ community is making gains in Utah politics

By Jennifer Dobner | January 9, 2018, 2:47 p.m.

(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Homes in Brighton Saturday, December 23, 2017.

Big Cottonwood Canyon town on the horizon? Brighton residents seek incorporation, local control.

By Jennifer Dobner | December 28, 2017, 2:54 p.m.

(AP file photo) OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt.

Following Salt Lake County’s lead, five more Utah counties plan suits against opioid makers

By Jennifer Dobner | December 22, 2017, 4:11 a.m.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune)
U.S. Senate candidate Jenny Wilson, a Salt Lake County councilwoman, demonstrates the uncertainty Utahns face after the passage of the new tax plan by Congress by saying there is "coal" in the Christmas stockings of families, workers and children after a press conference, Thursday, December 21, 2017.

Democrat Jenny Wilson says tax reform bill is a lump of coal for Utah's working families, blames Sen. Orrin Hatch

By Jennifer Dobner | December 22, 2017, 1:21 a.m.

After bickering, Salt Lake County Council passes 2018 budget of $1.3B — and change

By Jennifer Dobner | December 20, 2017, 6:01 a.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rosie Rivera is the first woman in Utah to serve as any county's sheriff after being sworn in on August 15, 2017.

She was a teen mother, a high school dropout and an onion-field worker — now she’s Utah’s first female sheriff

By Jennifer Dobner | December 19, 2017, 5:59 p.m.