Matt Canham

Senior reporter, federal government

Matt joined The Tribune in 2002 and has mostly covered politics, including a seven-year stint as a D.C. correspondent.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rail lines in downtown Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.

The ‘audacious’ train plan that could remake a key part of Salt Lake City

By Matt Canham | January 17, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune). People sit on the grass, as they enjoy the sunny weather, in Liberty Park, on Friday, April 23, 2021.

Here’s how much water Salt Lake City residents saved this summer and what it means for next year

By Matt Canham | December 28, 2021, 2:22 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A sign regarding masks at Hawthorne Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.

Salt Lake City extends mask mandate for K-12 schools

By Matt Canham | December 15, 2021, 8:48 p.m.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Laura Kennedy administers a COVID-19 shot to Salt Lake City’s west-side residents in September 2021. Nearly two-thirds of Salt Lake County employees earned bonuses for getting vaccinated.

Salt Lake County employees got a bonus for getting vaccinated. Here’s how many did so.

By Matt Canham | December 14, 2021, 1:47 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Chris Lane lives in his RV, moving from spot to spot in Salt Lake City, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

RVs have become a haven for Salt Lake City’s homeless and a headache for residents

By Matt Canham | Bethany Rodgers | December 12, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Parleys Canyon property owner has proposed operating a massive limestone quarry on a 634-acre parcel at this spot in Parleys Canyon, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.

Salt Lake County moves to block a new mine in Parleys Canyon

By Brian Maffly | Matt Canham | December 11, 2021, 12:56 a.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)
A Salt Lake County Council meeting in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021.

Salt Lake County OKs budget. See what’s in it for employees, jailers and the vaccination effort.

By Matt Canham | December 9, 2021, 2:01 p.m.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints greet each other before the 191st Semiannual General Conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Church membership growth slowed dramatically in 2020 due to COVID-19.

LDS Church withholds membership data from Utah for first time in decades. Here’s why.

By Matt Canham | November 30, 2021, 1:57 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson, a Democrat, speaks at a news conference in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. She is in a budget dispute with the GOP-led County Council.

Budget battle erupts as GOP-led Salt Lake County Council trims Democratic mayor’s staff

By Matt Canham | November 26, 2021, 2:36 p.m.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Camp Last Hope was built on abandoned railroad tracks under the freeway for protection from the rain and the snow. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021.

Should Utah give homeless people a place to camp? Here are arguments for and against.

By Matt Canham | November 25, 2021, 1:00 p.m.