Alixel Cabrera

Reporter at @UTNewsDispatch. Previously @sltrib west side reporter with @Report4America

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NEW from @AlixelCabrera: Utah sanctuaries using vapes, psychedelic mushrooms and cannabis sue over raids  #utpol https://t.co/q8IyU2yyzg

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From @AlixelCabrera: University of Utah sees $8.4 million in limbo in NIH research amid federal DEI crackdown #utpol https://t.co/mbE0BoZqth

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From @AlixelCabrera: If not for Vanderheuf, he and 44 other inmates wouldn’t be running a half marathon in a prison yard at the Utah State Correctional Facility. He was the one to first pitch the idea to the Utah Department of Corrections. #utpol

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From @AlixelCabrera: Commission won’t reconsider Rocky Mountain Power’s rate hike, calls request ‘offensive’ #utpol

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BREAKING: From @AlixelCabrera: Man dies after being shot in chaotic scene at Salt Lake City’s ‘No Kings’ protest #utpol https://t.co/jtRLccVZDd

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From @AlixelCabrera: Salt Lake City adopts new banners, sidestepping pride flag ban  #utpol #utleg https://t.co/HlRC65JyGg

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Coverage on last night’s rowdy town hall from @kyle_dunphey: Reps. Maloy, Kennedy heckled and shouted down during rowdy University of Utah town hall #utpol #utleg https://t.co/6148TZPl65

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From @AlixelCabrera: Cox criticizes ‘radical agenda of the extreme environmental movement’ after legal win #utpol #utleg https://t.co/5XTbMMiwVX

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SINE DIE. We made it.

Here’s @UTNewsDispatch’s coverage capping off the last 45 days #utpol #utleg

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Another great story from @AlixelCabrera: With more local input, Legislature signs on to the beginning of Utah’s nuclear future #utpol #utleg https://t.co/xfP4Zf6Ipl

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Another local control issue, this time in a big energy bill… #utpol #utleg

From @AlixelCabrera: Nuclear energy bill hangs on a single word as cities and counties fight for a say https://t.co/Ke1zIwBgDY

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Competing Senate bills try to answer the question, how should Utah power new data centers?

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NOW: Utah House just passed bill to ban adding flouride to drinking water. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. #utpol #utleg

Background from @AlixelCabrera:

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From @AlixelCabrera: Budget bills targeting ‘underperforming’ university programs press forward #utpol #utleg https://t.co/BLvFyvrWPb

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From @AlixelCabrera: Utah lawmakers advance bill to ban adding fluoride to drinking water #utpol https://t.co/R6x7omp4qr

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From @AlixelCabrera: A plan for Utah nuclear energy industry’s foundation is taking shape #utpol #utleg
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The 2025 Utah Legislature is starting its 45-day general session in 10 minutes. Here's what you need to know to follow the state's lawmaking process. https://t.co/nw2VNQD4yZ #utpol #utleg

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Reading this great reporting by @AlixelCabrera and @saige_miller had me thinking deep about my own indoor air quality and habits

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From @AlixelCabrera: Utah lawmakers push to split PacifiCorp as blue states move away from coal #utpol https://t.co/2J6Rt5TMNd via @UTNewsDispatch