Robert Gehrke covers state government and politics since returning to Utah in June 2007. Gehrke, who has a wide stance, spent half his 10-year journalism career in the nation's capital, first for the Associated Press, then The Tribune. You can reach him at gehrke@sltrib.com or 257-8730.
  Thomas Burr first covered Salt Lake County for the Tribune, then the Legislature before moving to Washington, D.C. He now is the senior reporter in the Tribune's bureau in the nation's capital. You can reach him at tburr@sltrib.com or 202-662-8732.
    Matt Canham joined the Tribune's D.C. bureau in August 2007. He formerly was a state government/growth reporter, covering the Legislature, elections and the U.S. Census. He previously was on the police beat.
    You can reach him at 202-662-8925 or mcanham@sltrib.com
    Glen Warchol Glen Warchol is a former Tribune business reporter and previously covered the military before moving to the government desk. He now covers the governor's office, Legislature and politics. He has nearly 30 years experience in journalism.
    You can reach Glen at 257-8739 or gwarchol@sltrib.com
Derek Jensen, an eight-year veteran, has been with The Tribune for three years and covers Salt Lake County government. He can be reached at 257-8785 or djensen@sltrib.com
Chris Smart is a 23-year veteran of newspaper journalism. He is a roving reporter, covering eastern Utah, including Summit County and Park City. He can be reached at 257-8795 or csmart@sltrib.com
Cathy McKitrick spent five years for the Ogden Standard-Examiner, and covers local governments in suburban Salt Lake County for The Tribune. She can be reached at 257-8778 or cmckitrick@sltrib.com
   
Sheena McFarland is the newest member of the government team. She previously covered higher education for the Tribune and, prior to that, was editor in chief of The Daily Utah Chronicle at the University of Utah. You can reach Sheena at 257-8619 or smcfarland@sltrib.com
   
Dan Harrie is the Tribune's news editor for federal/state politics and government. He covered Utah politics as a reporter for 19 years, including 14 years at the Tribune, before being chained to a desk and having his laptop taken away. He can be reached at 257-8793 or dharrie@sltrib.com.
   
Donald W. Meyers joined the Tribune staff in July 2007 after spending nearly 14 years writing about Utah County. Prior to coming to Utah, he worked at daily and weekly newspapers in New Jersey for more than five years. He covers Utah County and most of its cities.