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First Lady Has Spinal Surgery

First Lady Has Spinal Surgery

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah First Lady Abby Cox is facing weeks of recovery this spring after she had spinal surgery yesterday. The governor’s office released a statement saying the First Lady had surgery to remove degenerative discs in her neck which had caused weeks of debilitating pain. The […]

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Shown are lockers at Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases and bonuses for the beleaguered profession. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Gov. Cox Signs Law Requiring Silent Alarms At Schools

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed House Bill 84 into law, which makes silent alarms a requirement in schools across the state. The alarms can be triggered in the event of a mass shooting, which alerts police and first responders as quickly as possible. The […]

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Psilocybin Program To Begin Later This Year

Psilocybin Program To Begin Later This Year

(Salt Lake City, UT) — While not being approved by Governor Cox, the psilocybin program will go into effect on May first. The program allows doctors at the University of Utah Health and Intermountain to prescribe Magic Mushrooms and MDMA to patients struggling with mental health. This comes as studies […]

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Governor Cox Vetoes Seven Bills During Recent Session

Governor Cox Vetoes Seven Bills During Recent Session

(Salt Lake City, UT) — In the latest session Governor Cox has vetoed seven bills, the second most in at least the past quarter century. The majority of them were denied because he believed it was unnecessary to craft legislation around the items proposed. In total five-hundred 55 bills were […]

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Lt. Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks at a House Committee on Natural Resources forum on transforming government to better serve the American public at the World Trade Center Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.

Gov. Cox Signs Bill To Include 10 Commandments In Utah Schools

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed a bill that adds the Ten Commandments and Magna Carta to Utah public school history studies. Cox signing House Bill 269, also called Public School History Curricula Amendments, which means the two historical documents will be taught to students alongside […]

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Governor Cox Signs Bill Making Book Banning Easier

Governor Cox Signs Bill Making Book Banning Easier

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox has signed a bill into law making it easier to ban books. The bill was one of 72 signed. It now takes less than ten-percent of Utah Schools, including charters, to trigger a statewide book ban. The ban can be appealed if the […]

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Homelessness Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

Homelessness Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Utah bill affecting homeless shelters is still not law as it awaits Governor Cox’s signature. HB421 was passed during the recent legislative session. This legislation is called the Homelessness and Vulnerable Populations Amendments. Once signed, the bill requires homeless resource centers wanting state funding […]

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School Changes On The Way

School Changes On The Way

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The latest legislative session has brought on about 70 bills affecting the education system in Utah. One bill would make it easier to ban books in schools if passed by Governor Cox. Another would make it easier to open microschools and allow parents to apply […]

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Shown are lockers at Penn Wood High School in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. As schools across the country struggle to find teachers to hire, more governors are pushing for pay increases and bonuses for the beleaguered profession. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Anti-Gun Activists Urge Gov. Cox To Veto Teacher Gun Training Bill

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Anti-gun activists are urging Governor Cox to veto a bill that would promote firearms training for school teachers. They gathered at the Utah State Capitol yesterday. The bill would provide free gun training for any teacher who has a valid license, so the weapon can […]

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State Baseball Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk

State Baseball Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are sending an amended bill for a Fairpark area investment district to Gov. Spencer Cox for his signature. The so-called Major League Baseball bill passed the Utah Senate yesterday. The bill makes possible the construction of a MLB stadium in the advent of […]

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