Effort to repeal Utah anti-gerrymandering law officially fails, lieutenant governor says #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/30/e...

What’s at stake in the Utah Republican Party’s nominating convention this Saturday utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/23/w... #utpol

Want a tortoise? The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has Mojave desert tortoises up for adoption. @kmckellar.bsky.social @utahnewsdispatch.com utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/21/w...

Utah Supreme Court says affair allegations against Justice Hagen were ‘inappropriately’ released The JCC investigator called the complaint 'speculative, overstated, and misleading' and with 'very little credibility.' It was ultimately dismissed #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/17/u...

Some Utah voters weigh unregistering because of new law lifting certain privacy protections #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/14/s...

Salt Lake City police chief meets with ‘nomads’ to talk homeless problems and solutions #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/14/s...

NEW from me: Kamala Harris and Salt Lake City Mayor Mendenhall walk into a bar… #utpol Here’s what the former VP was doing in Utah, and why @slcmayor.bsky.social wants her to run again in 2028 utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/02/k...

From Annie Knox with @utahnewsdispatch.com: Hundreds demand ‘ICE out’ of Salt Lake warehouse set to become detention center #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/19/p...

@slcmayor.bsky.social ‘encouraged’ by lawmakers’ approach to homeless funding this year #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/11/s...

BREAKING: Senate President Stuart Adams just issued a statement saying after review, he's determined HB212, the bill allowing Salt Lake County a new pathway to split, DIDN'T pass before midnight, and therefore has failed. #utpol #utleg

Such a heartwarming read from Annie Knox with @utahnewsdispatch.com as we all recover from the session #utpol #utleg As the legislative session ends, a beloved Utah couple turns a new page utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/09/u...

BREAKING: This morning Gov. Cox quickly signed the bill that included a final-hour change to prohibit pre-paid postage on signature removal requests. #utpol #utleg le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/...

2026 Utah Legislature comes to an end: It ‘could have been worse,’ Democrats say, while Gov. Cox says it couldn’t have been better #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/07/2...

Facing new congressional boundaries, Utah Rep. Burgess Owens won’t seek reelection #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/04/u...

From @alixelcabrera.bsky.social:With a kratom bill on the table, lawmaker asks — why not write the Word of Wisdom into law? #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/04/k...

Utah lawmakers move to boost ongoing funding for homeless with help from ZYN tax #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/02/u...

STORY: Federal panel denies bid to overturn Utah’s court-ordered congressional map The ruling leaves no time for additional litigation challenging the new map ahead of 2026 elections — unless lawmakers move the deadline again #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/23/r...

BREAKING: The three-judge federal panel that heard Reps. Maloy and Owen's redistricting challenge has REJECTED their bid to block the new court-ordered map and revert back to 2021 boundaries. #utpol #utleg

NEW: Utah Supreme Court rejects Legislature’s redistricting appeal; court-ordered map still stands #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/20/u...

UPDATE on this bill: Sen. Escamilla successfully motioned to reconsider the bill, and Sen. Brammer said he supports the changes. Debate on whether it advances is forthcoming, likely later this afternoon #utpol #utleg

ICYMI from @alixelcabrera.bsky.social: Curtis hopes DHS follows reforms and ‘the Utah way’ weeks after deadly Minnesota shooting #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/19/c...

‘Biscuit’s Bill’ fails in Utah Senate. Shelter animal advocates say they’ll keep fighting #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/19/b...

Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law may go back to voters: Prop 4 repeal effort files 200,000 signatures #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/16/q...

UPDATE: Ivory Foundation has issued a statement addressing Snider's bill and providing more details about the land swaps in dispute #utpol

Blaming broken promises for Great Salt Lake, lawmaker threatens to block homeless campus #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/09/g...

New from @alixelcabrera.bsky.social: Kratom has given and taken from chronic pain patients — will Utah ban it #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/09/u...

From @alixelcabrera.bsky.social: Utah is proposing a gas tax restructure — Idahoans and petroleum industry aren’t having it #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/03/u...

In a new redistricting legal challenge, 2 of Utah’s all-Republican congressional delegation and local leaders are urging a federal court to block the state's court-ordered map #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/02/03/u...

Utah Legislature passes bill to expand Utah Supreme Court, add 5 more lower court judges. The bill now goes to Gov. Spencer Cox's desk #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/30/u...

‘Housing not handcuffs’: National advocacy groups take aim at Utah’s homeless campus #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/30/n...

ICYMI from @alixelcabrera.bsky.social: Rising costs of living and health care are consuming Utahns’ budgets. Here’s what lawmakers propose #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/29/u...

Utah State Bar ‘deeply alarmed’ by bills it says would ‘weaken’ the judiciary’s independence Attorneys cry ‘forum shopping’ as Utah lawmakers move to create new ‘constitutional court’ #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/29/u...

Utah lawmakers advance bill to turn moratorium on transgender care for minors into a full ban #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/28/u...

From @alixelcabrera.bsky.social: Utah leaders ask for Minnesota shooting investigation — and de-escalation utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/26/u...

Over a thousand people gathered for a vigil and rally Saturday night to mourn Alex Pretti, the man who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent. After the vigil, demonstrators marched in subzero temperatures to the growing memorial where Pretti was killed.

Another person in Minneapolis shot and killed by feds minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/24/a...

Important read from @minnesotareformer.com as news of yet another shooting comes out this morning 8 weeks under siege in Minnesota minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/23/8...

JUST NOW: The Utah Senate just voted 22-7 to give initial approval to the bill to expand the Utah Supreme Court, along with other courts. It needs one more vote in the Senate before heading to the House... #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/22/b...

NEW from Annie Knox: ‘Not a widespread problem’: Lt. gov. releases early findings from voter citizenship review #utpol  utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/23/u...

Lawmakers advance bill to expand Utah Supreme Court — and add 3 district court judges #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/22/b...

Utah lawmaker proposes allowing Legislature to call ‘special retention elections’ for ‘unfit’ judges utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/22/u... #utpol #utleg

Utah's 2026 legislative session is underway. Get caught up on Day 1 with reporting from @kmckellar.bsky.social and @alixelcabrera.bsky.social for @utahnewsdispatch.com #utpol

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...

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...

What we know about how ICE arrests have increased in Utah under Trump #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/01/06/i...

‘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 utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/12/09/p...

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