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Katie McKellar

Salt Lake City

Reporter for @UTNewsDispatch. Formerly with @Deseret. Recipient of @UtahSPJ’s 2017 Quintus C. Wilson Ethics Award. Send tips to [email protected]

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  • 3 days ago | yahoo.com | Katie McKellar

    A helicopter carries a water bucket to fight a wildfire near Richfield, Utah. (Getty Images)Looking ahead to Utah’s hot and dry summer months, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order on Monday to encourage wildfire preparedness across the state.

  • 1 week ago | stgeorgeutah.com | Katie McKellar

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox — a Republican who has called tariffs a “huge gamble” but also said that he hopes “President Trump is right” about them — said state officials are continuing to monitor their impacts on Utah businesses, and that the state’s smaller businesses are “going to be hit the hardest.” Cox also said he’s instructed state agencies to prepare for possible budget cuts if a recession hits the U.S. “We’re always planning for the worst.

  • 1 week ago | cedarcityutah.com | Katie McKellar

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox — a Republican who has called tariffs a “huge gamble” but also said that he hopes “President Trump is right” about them — said state officials are continuing to monitor their impacts on Utah businesses, and that the state’s smaller businesses are “going to be hit the hardest.”Cox also said he’s instructed state agencies to prepare for possible budget cuts if a recession hits the U.S.“We’re always planning for the worst.

  • 1 week ago | utahnewsdispatch.com | Katie McKellar

    Utah Gov. Spencer Cox — a Republican who has called tariffs a “huge gamble” but also said that he hopes “President Trump is right” about them — said state officials are continuing to monitor their impacts on Utah businesses, and that the state’s smaller businesses are “going to be hit the hardest.” Cox also said he’s instructed state agencies to prepare for possible budget cuts if a recession hits the U.S. “We’re always planning for the worst.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Katie McKellar

    Gov. Spencer Cox speaks with members of the media during the PBS Utah Governor’s Monthly News Conference at the Eccles Broadcast Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Pool photo by Kristen Murphy/Deseret News)Utah Gov.

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Katie McKellar
Katie McKellar @KatieMcKellar1
11 Apr 25

NEW: Utah lawmakers quietly repeal teleworking for state employees on bad air days #utpol #utleg https://t.co/yt74WBN1Bz

Katie McKellar
Katie McKellar @KatieMcKellar1
3 Apr 25

BREAKING: RFK Jr. is coming to Utah on Monday to talk fluoride, ‘MAHA’ bills #utpol #utleg https://t.co/HdpgQsXtXK

Katie McKellar
Katie McKellar @KatieMcKellar1
2 Apr 25

An ‘unprecedented’ merger of 2 centrist parties: @UnitedUtahParty looks to join @FWDUtah @Fwd_Party #utpol #utleg https://t.co/IInm31HE1q