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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Tomorrow lawmakers return to Capitol Hill: Here’s what to expect from the 2026 Utah Legislature #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/19/w...
Lawmakers flock back to Capitol Hill: What to expect from the 2026 Utah Legislature • Utah News Dispatch
The 2026 Utah Legislature convenes Jan. 20. Lawmakers are eying changes to the judiciary, immigration issues, anti-transgender legislation, tax cuts and more.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Tomorrow lawmakers return to Capitol Hill: Here’s what to expect from the 2026 Utah Legislature #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/19/w...
Anti-transgender bill among ‘most harmful and outrageous’ Utah LGBTQ+ advocates have seen #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/16/u...
Anti-transgender bill among ‘most harmful and outrageous’ Utah LGBTQ+ advocates have seen • Utah News Dispatch
Ahead of the 2026 Utah Legislature, LGBTQ+ advocates are bracing a fifth year of multiple bills targeting transgender people.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Anti-transgender bill among ‘most harmful and outrageous’ Utah LGBTQ+ advocates have seen #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/16/u...
Democrats, advocates widely oppose Rep. Trevor Lee’s HB88 as ‘cruel.’ He says he’s putting ‘Utahns First’ — and he has more bills coming. But will they survive the full 2026 Utah Legislature? #utpol
Utah lawmaker wants to cut off resources for undocumented immigrants to get them to ‘self-deport’ #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/15/u...
Utah lawmaker wants to cut off resources for undocumented immigrants to get them to ‘self-deport’ • Utah News Dispatch
Utah lawmakers are expected to debate bills to restrict undocumented people from accessing public assistance programs and resources.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Democrats, advocates widely oppose Rep. Trevor Lee’s HB88 as ‘cruel.’ He says he’s putting ‘Utahns First’ — and he has more bills coming. But will they survive the full 2026 Utah Legislature? #utpol
Utah lawmaker wants to cut off resources for undocumented immigrants to get them to ‘self-deport’ #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/15/u...
Utah lawmaker wants to cut off resources for undocumented immigrants to get them to ‘self-deport’ • Utah News Dispatch
Utah lawmakers are expected to debate bills to restrict undocumented people from accessing public assistance programs and resources.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Utah lawmaker wants to cut off resources for undocumented immigrants to get them to ‘self-deport’ #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/15/u...
What we know about how ICE arrests have increased in Utah under Trump #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/06/i...
What we know about how ICE arrests have increased in Utah under Trump • Utah News Dispatch
ICE arrest data shows immigration arrests up in Utah, mostly of people with criminal convictions. But a growing share are of people without criminal records.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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‘We need to do more’: Utah vigil honors 80 who died in 2025 while homeless #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/12/19/u...
‘We need to do more’: Utah vigil honors 80 who died in 2025 while homeless • Utah News Dispatch
How many homeless people died in 2025? A candlelight vigil honored about 80 people who died in 2025 while homeless in Utah.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
‘We need to do more’: Utah vigil honors 80 who died in 2025 while homeless #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/12/19/u...
From Annie Knox with @utahnewsdispatch.com: Protesters call for feds to stop arresting immigrants at green card appointments #utpol
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Protesters call for feds to stop arresting immigrants at green card appointments • Utah News Dispatch
A small crowd in Salt Lake City protested the arrests of immigrants at a federal office overseeing green card and naturalization applications.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
From Annie Knox with @utahnewsdispatch.com: Protesters call for feds to stop arresting immigrants at green card appointments #utpol
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Utah attorneys are warning that their clients are walking into a Salt Lake City immigration office for green card interviews and leaving under arrest by immigration authorities. Annie Knox and @kmckellar.bsky.social have the story for @utahnewsdispatch.com
'Stuck between a rock and a hard place’: Lawyers warn of arrests at Salt Lake immigration office • Utah News Dispatch
Immigration attorneys are warning their clients about arrests at a federal office in Utah that handles green card applications.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Utah attorneys are warning that their clients are walking into a Salt Lake City immigration office for green card interviews and leaving under arrest by immigration authorities. Annie Knox and @kmckellar.bsky.social have the story for @utahnewsdispatch.com
In redistricting fight, Utah Republican lawmakers will appeal to Utah Supreme Court #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/25/u...
In redistricting fight, Utah Republican lawmakers will appeal to Utah Supreme Court • Utah News Dispatch
In an ongoing redistricting fight, Republican legislative leaders will appeal a court-ordered congressional map to the Utah Supreme Court.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In redistricting fight, Utah Republican lawmakers will appeal to Utah Supreme Court #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Podcast drop: Hear @kmckellar.bsky.social and host @fitzsimon.bsky.social break down Utah's new congressional map in the latest episode of @statesnewsroom.com's Stories From The States #utpol
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November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Podcast drop: Hear @kmckellar.bsky.social and host @fitzsimon.bsky.social break down Utah's new congressional map in the latest episode of @statesnewsroom.com's Stories From The States #utpol
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Episode 3 is live! This week, host @fitzsimon.bsky.social, along with @kmckellar.bsky.social of @utahnewsdispatch.com, will address Utah’s new maps and the rise of mid-decade redistricting efforts.
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Beyond Utah’s new maps, and will mid-decade redistricting be the new normal? | News From The States
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November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Episode 3 is live! This week, host @fitzsimon.bsky.social, along with @kmckellar.bsky.social of @utahnewsdispatch.com, will address Utah’s new maps and the rise of mid-decade redistricting efforts.
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Many GOP-led states are facing pressure from the president to redistrict but Utah’s battle was led by voters.
Tomorrow, stayed tuned to the Stories From The States podcast to hear from a plaintiff of the case.
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Tomorrow, stayed tuned to the Stories From The States podcast to hear from a plaintiff of the case.
www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...
@utahnewsdispatch.com @kmckellar.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Many GOP-led states are facing pressure from the president to redistrict but Utah’s battle was led by voters.
Tomorrow, stayed tuned to the Stories From The States podcast to hear from a plaintiff of the case.
www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...
@utahnewsdispatch.com @kmckellar.bsky.social
Tomorrow, stayed tuned to the Stories From The States podcast to hear from a plaintiff of the case.
www.newsfromthestates.com/podcast/stor...
@utahnewsdispatch.com @kmckellar.bsky.social
‘Judicial incompetence’: Utah lawmaker runs bill to shield EMTs after Utah Supreme Court ruling #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/19/u...
‘Judicial incompetence’: Utah lawmaker runs bill to shield EMTs after Utah Supreme Court ruling • Utah News Dispatch
A bill would make clear in Utah law that first responders have government immunity from lawsuits when providing emergency medical services.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
‘Judicial incompetence’: Utah lawmaker runs bill to shield EMTs after Utah Supreme Court ruling #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/19/u...
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Low-income aid advocates, faith leaders and environmental groups are standing against state leaders’ proposal to put a 1,300-bed homeless “campus” in a field with wetlands near a small agricultural neighborhood in northwest Salt Lake City. #utpol
Homelessness advocates, environmentalists rally against homeless ‘mega shelter’ • Utah News Dispatch
Advocates, faith leaders and environmental groups oppose state leaders’ proposal for a homeless “campus” in northwest Salt Lake City.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Low-income aid advocates, faith leaders and environmental groups are standing against state leaders’ proposal to put a 1,300-bed homeless “campus” in a field with wetlands near a small agricultural neighborhood in northwest Salt Lake City. #utpol
Utah judge faces impeachment threats after ordering congressional map with 1 Democratic seat #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/11/u...
Utah judge faces impeachment threats after ordering congressional map with 1 Democratic seat • Utah News Dispatch
A Utah judge faces impeachment threats after a redistricting ruling that threw out the Legislature's map in favor of plaintiffs' map that includes a Democratic-leaning seat.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Utah judge faces impeachment threats after ordering congressional map with 1 Democratic seat #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/11/11/u...
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:
utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/20/u...
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 #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
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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
utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/10/06/u...
Now the map goes to the full Utah Legislature for a vote #utpol
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