Reporter at @UTNewsDispatch. Previously @sltrib west side reporter with @Report4America
Joined March 2014
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
26 Sep 2025
NEW from @AlixelCabrera: Utah sanctuaries using vapes, psychedelic mushrooms and cannabis sue over raids #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
19 Sep 2025
From @AlixelCabrera: University of Utah sees $8.4 million in limbo in NIH research amid federal DEI crackdown #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/09…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
21 Jul 2025
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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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
9 Jul 2025
From @AlixelCabrera: Commission won’t reconsider Rocky Mountain Power’s rate hike, calls request ‘offensive’ #utpol
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
15 Jun 2025
BREAKING: From @AlixelCabrera: Man dies after being shot in chaotic scene at Salt Lake City’s ‘No Kings’ protest #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/06…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
7 May 2025
From @AlixelCabrera: Salt Lake City adopts new banners, sidestepping pride flag ban #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
21 Mar 2025
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 utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/03…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
21 Mar 2025
From @AlixelCabrera: Cox criticizes ‘radical agenda of the extreme environmental movement’ after legal win #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/03…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
8 Mar 2025
SINE DIE. We made it.
Here’s @UTNewsDispatch’s coverage capping off the last 45 days #utpol #utleg
@AlixelCabrera @vanessamwrites @kyle_dunphey @McKenzieRomero
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
7 Mar 2025
Another great story from @AlixelCabrera: With more local input, Legislature signs on to the beginning of Utah’s nuclear future #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/03…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
6 Mar 2025
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 utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/03…
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13 Feb 2025
Competing Senate bills try to answer the question, how should Utah power new data centers?
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
7 Feb 2025
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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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
4 Feb 2025
From @AlixelCabrera: Budget bills targeting ‘underperforming’ university programs press forward #utpol #utleg utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/02…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
30 Jan 2025
From @AlixelCabrera: Utah lawmakers advance bill to ban adding fluoride to drinking water #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/01…
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
28 Jan 2025
From @AlixelCabrera: A plan for Utah nuclear energy industry’s foundation is taking shape #utpol #utleg
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
21 Jan 2025
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. utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/01… #utpol #utleg
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
11 Dec 2024
Reading this great reporting by @AlixelCabrera and @saige_miller had me thinking deep about my own indoor air quality and habits
Can you improve your indoor air quality? These Utahns let sensors track their every move.
Read more from the collaborative report by @UTNewsDispatch, @KUER, @sltrib and @BrownInstitute 🧵 (1/4)
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
It’s #GivingTuesday! As a nonprofit, we’re proud to keep Utahns informed on the policies that affect their everyday lives.
If you’ve valued our work this year, can you help us continue serving the public with our journalism?
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Alixel Cabrera retweeted
22 Nov 2024
From @AlixelCabrera: Utah lawmakers push to split PacifiCorp as blue states move away from coal #utpol utahnewsdispatch.com/2024/11… via @UTNewsDispatch
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