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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.

Orrin Hatch, Utah’s longest-serving senator, ‘never shied from a challenge,’ Biden says

By Matt Canham | Thomas Burr | April 24, 2022, 6:55 p.m.

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

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

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.

Salt Lake City extends mask mandate for K-12 schools

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

It’s over — Sandy accepts election results, ends recount bid, elects its first female mayor

By Matt Canham | Bryan Schott | November 23, 2021, 3:31 p.m.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall fulfills campaign promise, plants 1,000th tree on west side

By Matt Canham | November 17, 2021, 5:10 p.m.

It’s final: Sandy elects its first female mayor by just 21 votes

By Matt Canham | Alixel Cabrera | November 18, 2021, 9:30 p.m.

‘Frustrated beyond belief,’ the Salt Lake City Council accepts a temporary homeless shelter on North Temple

By Matt Canham | November 17, 2021, 3:46 p.m.

Tonight: Watch ‘Shots Fired,’ a film about police shootings in Utah

By Matt Canham | November 16, 2021, 5:59 p.m.

If it’s not a homeless shelter, what does the future hold for this Salt Lake City detox site?

By Matt Canham | November 12, 2021, 6:16 p.m.

Salt Lake City Hall reopens to the public

By Matt Canham | November 10, 2021, 4:41 p.m.

Why Salt Lake County swimmers are frustrated — and it has nothing to do with the water

By Matt Canham | November 11, 2021, 12:05 a.m.

Salt Lake City Council names election winner Victoria Petro-Eschler to fill vacant spot

By Matt Canham | November 10, 2021, 1:00 p.m.

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