Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox speaks during a COVID-19 briefing at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Cox unveiled a plan Friday to ramp up Utah's COVID-19 vaccine distribution as the state sees a post-holiday surge in new cases. Cox, a Republican, said he will issue an executive order requiring facilities to allocate their doses the week they are received and have local health departments manage distribution, with an expectation of administering 50,000 doses a week. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News, via AP, Pool)
December 4, 2025 /Local News

Governor Cox Proposes $30.7 Billion Budget for Next Fiscal Year

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is proposing a 30-point-seven-billion-dollar budget for Utah’s next fiscal year, beginning in July. The plan is slightly below the current 30-point-eight-billion budget set to expire in July 2026 and is described by officials as a “stay the course” framework for the legislature. The budget reflects administration priorities, including expanding the child tax credit for parents of children ages zero to three. It is constrained in part by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, projected to reduce state revenue by about 500 million dollars. Unlike previous years, the proposal does not include an income tax cut.

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