(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
