Katie McKellar
@kmckellar.bsky.social
Senior reporter for @UtahNewsDispatch.com, part of @StatesNewsroom.com, the nation’s largest nonprofit news organization focused on state policy.
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Another redistricting twist: Utah GOP changes tactics to repeal independent map-drawing law #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/24/u...
Another redistricting twist: Utah GOP changes tactics to repeal independent map-drawing law • Utah News Dispatch
The group Utahns for Representative Government will try to use a ballot initiative to repeal voter-approved Proposition 4.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Another redistricting twist: Utah GOP changes tactics to repeal independent map-drawing law #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/24/u...
We're more than an hour into day 1 of evidentiary hearings for the Utah redistricting lawsuit. #utpol
Read for background on what's being debated in the case:
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Read for background on what's being debated in the case:
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Utah lawmakers and plaintiffs accuse each other of gerrymandering with dueling redistricting experts • Utah News Dispatch
The legal battle over Utah’s redistricting process and which congressional map should be used in the 2026 election is reaching a fever pitch.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We're more than an hour into day 1 of evidentiary hearings for the Utah redistricting lawsuit. #utpol
Read for background on what's being debated in the case:
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Read for background on what's being debated in the case:
utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/20/u...
Utah lawmakers and plaintiffs accuse each other of gerrymandering with dueling redistricting experts #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/20/u...
Utah lawmakers and plaintiffs accuse each other of gerrymandering with dueling redistricting experts • Utah News Dispatch
The legal battle over Utah’s redistricting process and which congressional map should be used in the 2026 election is reaching a fever pitch.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Utah lawmakers and plaintiffs accuse each other of gerrymandering with dueling redistricting experts #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/20/u...
BREAKING: The Utah Legislature has PASSED a bill submitting map C to the court. #utpol
BREAKING: The Utah House just voted to pass this 55-18 with a handful of Republicans joining Democrats in voting against. That's final legislative passage.
Abbott tried unsuccessfully to remove the mean-median test #utpol
Abbott tried unsuccessfully to remove the mean-median test #utpol
BREAKING: The Senate just voted 22-7 to pass Sen. Brammer's bill to set 3 tests (partisan bias, ensemble analysis, mean-median difference test) in state law to assess congressional maps.
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
October 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
BREAKING: The Utah Legislature has PASSED a bill submitting map C to the court. #utpol
BREAKING: The Utah House just voted to pass this 55-18 with a handful of Republicans joining Democrats in voting against. That's final legislative passage.
Abbott tried unsuccessfully to remove the mean-median test #utpol
Abbott tried unsuccessfully to remove the mean-median test #utpol
BREAKING: The Senate just voted 22-7 to pass Sen. Brammer's bill to set 3 tests (partisan bias, ensemble analysis, mean-median difference test) in state law to assess congressional maps.
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
BREAKING: The Utah House just voted to pass this 55-18 with a handful of Republicans joining Democrats in voting against. That's final legislative passage.
Abbott tried unsuccessfully to remove the mean-median test #utpol
Abbott tried unsuccessfully to remove the mean-median test #utpol
Reposted by Katie McKellar
BREAKING: The Senate just voted 22-7 to pass Sen. Brammer's bill to set 3 tests (partisan bias, ensemble analysis, mean-median difference test) in state law to assess congressional maps.
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
October 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
BREAKING: The Senate just voted 22-7 to pass Sen. Brammer's bill to set 3 tests (partisan bias, ensemble analysis, mean-median difference test) in state law to assess congressional maps.
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
BREAKING: The Senate just voted 22-7 to pass Sen. Brammer's bill to set 3 tests (partisan bias, ensemble analysis, mean-median difference test) in state law to assess congressional maps.
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
October 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
BREAKING: The Senate just voted 22-7 to pass Sen. Brammer's bill to set 3 tests (partisan bias, ensemble analysis, mean-median difference test) in state law to assess congressional maps.
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
The bill now goes to the House for a vote. #utpol
Bill: le.utah.gov/~2025S1/bill...
NEW: Utah redistricting committee picks congressional map supported by Republican party
Now the map goes to the full Utah Legislature for a vote #utpol
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Now the map goes to the full Utah Legislature for a vote #utpol
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Utah redistricting committee picks congressional map supported by Republican party • Utah News Dispatch
The Utah Legislative Redistricting Committee picked congressional map C, a map supported by the Republican Party.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
NEW: Utah redistricting committee picks congressional map supported by Republican party
Now the map goes to the full Utah Legislature for a vote #utpol
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Now the map goes to the full Utah Legislature for a vote #utpol
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From @alixelcabrera.bsky.social, the latest on the proposed homeless campus reaction from NSL:
Frustrated North Salt Lakers looking at new homeless campus ask for another site #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/01/n...
Frustrated North Salt Lakers looking at new homeless campus ask for another site #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/01/n...
Frustrated North Salt Lakers looking at new homeless campus ask for another site • Utah News Dispatch
North Salt Lake residents expressed deep frustrations about a homeless campus proposed at a site near their neighborhoods.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
From @alixelcabrera.bsky.social, the latest on the proposed homeless campus reaction from NSL:
Frustrated North Salt Lakers looking at new homeless campus ask for another site #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/01/n...
Frustrated North Salt Lakers looking at new homeless campus ask for another site #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/01/n...
‘We’re headed to a shutdown’: White House meeting ends with no deal as deadline nears utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/29/r...
‘We’re headed to a shutdown’: White House meeting ends with no deal as deadline nears • Utah News Dispatch
Democratic and Republican lawmakers remained far apart Monday with just over 24 hours until a federal government shutdown begins.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
‘We’re headed to a shutdown’: White House meeting ends with no deal as deadline nears utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/29/r...
How to weigh in on Utah’s court-ordered redistricting process #utpol
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How to weigh in on Utah’s court-ordered redistricting process • Utah News Dispatch
Here's how to weigh in on Utah's court-ordered redistricting process as lawmakers mull which congressional map to submit to a judge.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
How to weigh in on Utah’s court-ordered redistricting process #utpol
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NEW: Utah Republican legislators urge U.S. Senate to avoid ‘damaging’ government shutdown #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/29/u...
Utah Republican legislators urge U.S. Senate to avoid ‘damaging’ government shutdown • Utah News Dispatch
How will Utah be impacted by a government shutdown? The Utah tourism office commits to keeping national parks open, but urges federal action.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
NEW: Utah Republican legislators urge U.S. Senate to avoid ‘damaging’ government shutdown #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/29/u...
NEW from @alixelcabrera.bsky.social:Utah sanctuaries using vapes, psychedelic mushrooms and cannabis sue over raids #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/26/u...
Utah sanctuaries using vapes, psychedelic mushrooms and cannabis sue over raids • Utah News Dispatch
A church with two Utah locations sued Utah law enforcement agencies over raids seizing vapes, psychedelic mushrooms and cannabis.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NEW from @alixelcabrera.bsky.social:Utah sanctuaries using vapes, psychedelic mushrooms and cannabis sue over raids #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/26/u...
As lawmakers fight over dueling redistricting experts, Utahns ask: Why not one of our maps? #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/24/r...
As lawmakers fight over dueling redistricting experts, Utahns ask: Why not one of our maps? • Utah News Dispatch
As Utah lawmakers fight over dueling redistricting experts, Utahns ask why they don't just pick one of their congressional maps.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
As lawmakers fight over dueling redistricting experts, Utahns ask: Why not one of our maps? #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/24/r...
Utah lawmakers consider slate of new congressional maps ‘under protest’ #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/22/u...
Utah lawmakers consider slate of new congressional maps ‘under protest’ • Utah News Dispatch
Utah's redistricting process is heating up, with lawmakers considering a set of congressional maps that are drawing criticism.
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September 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Utah lawmakers consider slate of new congressional maps ‘under protest’ #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/22/u...
From @alixelcabrera.bsky.social: University of Utah sees $8.4 million in limbo in NIH research amid federal DEI crackdown #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/19/u...
University of Utah sees $8.4 million in limbo in NIH research amid federal DEI crackdown • Utah News Dispatch
The University of Utah listed 13 NIH research projects in limbo amid a federal crackdown on DEI initiatives.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
From @alixelcabrera.bsky.social: University of Utah sees $8.4 million in limbo in NIH research amid federal DEI crackdown #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/19/u...
NEW: Utah’s homeless campus should have 300-plus beds for civil commitment, board chair says
The proposal hasn’t been adopted yet, but it could be part of how state leaders respond to President Trump’s “crime and disorder” executive order #utpol
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The proposal hasn’t been adopted yet, but it could be part of how state leaders respond to President Trump’s “crime and disorder” executive order #utpol
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Utah’s new homeless campus should have 300-plus beds for civil commitment, board chair says • Utah News Dispatch
After President Donald Trump's executive order on homelessness, Utah is looking to build 300 civil commitment beds in a new homeless campus.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: Utah’s homeless campus should have 300-plus beds for civil commitment, board chair says
The proposal hasn’t been adopted yet, but it could be part of how state leaders respond to President Trump’s “crime and disorder” executive order #utpol
utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/18/u...
The proposal hasn’t been adopted yet, but it could be part of how state leaders respond to President Trump’s “crime and disorder” executive order #utpol
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‘Choose humanity,’ Utah Gov. Cox says in message to college students after Charlie Kirk killing #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/15/u...
‘Choose humanity,’ Utah Gov. Cox says in message to college students after Charlie Kirk killing • Utah News Dispatch
As Utah grapples with the gruesome killing of Charlie Kirk, Gov. Spencer Cox emphasized unity in a message for the state’s college students.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
‘Choose humanity,’ Utah Gov. Cox says in message to college students after Charlie Kirk killing #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/15/u...
Reposted by Katie McKellar
Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University. @utahnewsdispatch.com story by @kmckellar.bsky.social:
Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University • Utah News Dispatch
Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem during his American Comeback tour, according to reports from the scene.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Charlie Kirk shot during event at Utah Valley University. @utahnewsdispatch.com story by @kmckellar.bsky.social:
NEW: Utah Supreme Court will consider lawmakers’ appeal against drawing new congressional map #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/08/u...
Utah Supreme Court will consider lawmakers’ appeal against drawing new congressional map • Utah News Dispatch
The Utah Supreme Court will hear the Utah Legislature's appeal against a judge's ruling tossing out the state's 2021 congressional map.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NEW: Utah Supreme Court will consider lawmakers’ appeal against drawing new congressional map #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/08/u...
From Kyle Dunphy with @utahnewsdispatch.com: Gov. Cox warns GOP that voters ‘felt like they’re being ignored’ in Utah redistricting process #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/05/u...
Gov. Cox warns GOP that voters ‘felt like they're being ignored’ in Utah redistricting process • Utah News Dispatch
Gov. Spencer Cox said voters felt ignored during Utah's redistricting process, warning Republicans and Democrats about a loss in trust.
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September 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
From Kyle Dunphy with @utahnewsdispatch.com: Gov. Cox warns GOP that voters ‘felt like they’re being ignored’ in Utah redistricting process #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/05/u...
It was the deadliest massacre of indigenous people in U.S. history. But today, many still don’t know the story.
Now, the decedents of the survivors of the Bear River Massacre are working to reclaim — and restore — the land #utpol
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Now, the decedents of the survivors of the Bear River Massacre are working to reclaim — and restore — the land #utpol
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Rebirth after massacre: How this tribe’s river restoration could also help the Great Salt Lake • Utah News Dispatch
Members of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation are restoring land the tribe bought in 2018 to reclaim after the Bear River Massacre.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It was the deadliest massacre of indigenous people in U.S. history. But today, many still don’t know the story.
Now, the decedents of the survivors of the Bear River Massacre are working to reclaim — and restore — the land #utpol
utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09/02/r...
Now, the decedents of the survivors of the Bear River Massacre are working to reclaim — and restore — the land #utpol
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