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This photo shows the Utah State Capitol, Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Utah lawmakers are entering the final day of what has been a relatively quiet 45-day legislative session. By constitutional rule the Legislature must end its session Thursday, which often means the stroke of midnight. Lawmakers are wrapping up negotiations on a number of bills, including proposals to change the state's liquor and gun laws, and putting the finishing touches on a roughly $13 billion state budget.  (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Republicans Pass Calendar Blocking Bill After AG Reyes Case

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State Republicans have passed a bill that will keep state employees calendars private regardless of if it is state business. This comes after a judge ruled that Attorney General Sean Reyes’ state calendars are subject to the open-records law and must be turned over to […]

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Candidates Slugging It Out On Possible MLB Stadium

Candidates Slugging It Out On Possible MLB Stadium

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is in a slugfest with his opponents over a potential new MLB stadium. At issue is the possibility of new tax increases that would go with it. The latest version of the baseball bill, HB 562 shows that the Fairpark Area Investment […]

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Governor Cox Meets With President Biden In Washington

Governor Cox Meets With President Biden In Washington

(Washington, D.C.) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is coming back from Washington after the winter meeting of the National Governors Association. As chair, he spoke to the media after a business meeting at the White House on Friday. Cox was joined by President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and […]

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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.

Governor Cox Comments On Utah LGBTQ+ Rights In Utah

(Washington, D.C.) — Governor Cox spoke to LGBTQ-plus issues while at a Disagree Better event at George Washington University in DC. Cox called gender-affirming care genital-mutilation when asked about the state ban. A spokesperson for the Governor told the Salt Lake Tribune that Cox was dissatisfied with his response and […]

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Book Banning Bill To Gov. Cox’s Desk

Book Banning Bill To Gov. Cox’s Desk

(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would change the book banning process in Utah schools is going to Governor Cox’s desk. If signed into law, a book that has what is believed to be “objective sensitive material” would require two school districts or five charter schools banning it […]

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Business Leaders Call On State Congress To Pass Gov. Cox’s Homeless Bill

Business Leaders Call On State Congress To Pass Gov. Cox’s Homeless Bill

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Business leaders in Salt Lake City are supporting Governor Cox’s homelessness proposal. The plan would see services expand spending by just over 190-million dollars. Most of it would go to fund emergency shelters. City leaders like Salt Lake Chamber CEO Derek Miller credit Cox’s decision […]

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Cox Explains Why He Signed DEI Bill

Cox Explains Why He Signed DEI Bill

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is giving his explanation for signing a bill that changes diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. Cox released a five-thousand word essay on the matter Friday, just a couple of weeks after the measure was passed with a veto proof […]

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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)

Utah School Board To Have Closed Door Session To Discuss Natalie Cline

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah School Board will hold a closed door meeting today to discuss Natalie Cline. The school board member has been facing backlash for nearly a week since falsely claiming a high school student was transgender on Facebook. The School Board only has the power […]

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Cox To Send Guard, Troopers To Texas Border

Cox To Send Guard, Troopers To Texas Border

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is deploying a select group from the state’s National Guard and the highway patrol to the southern border. The governor says the move is to show support for Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and his Operation Lonestar, a state-led effort to stop […]

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Natalie Cline Faces Possible Impeachment After Facebook Post

Natalie Cline Faces Possible Impeachment After Facebook Post

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Education Board member Natalie Cline may face impeachment after posting a now deleted accusation of a high school girl being transgender. The board has already received at least 180 complaints and board leadership stated concern for the girl accused. After the accusation she had […]

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