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Gov. Cox Is Heading to Texas Border

Gov. Cox Is Heading to Texas Border

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox will join fourteen governors from Georgia to Montana who are traveling to Shelby Park in Eagle Pass this weekend. The trip announced yesterday is to show solidarity for state-based immigration policies underway at the Texas-Mexico border. On Sunday, Cox will tour […]

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Gov. Cox Signs Two Controversial Bills

Gov. Cox Signs Two Controversial Bills

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed two controversial bills into law yesterday. The first was House Bill 257, also known as the “transgender bathroom bill”, which requires transgender people to use a public bathroom or changing room that coincides with their sex assigned at birth. The […]

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Governor Spencer Cox Calls For Changes To Proposed EV Mandates

Governor Spencer Cox Calls For Changes To Proposed EV Mandates

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s Spencer Cox is one of more than a dozen Republican governors calling on President Biden to change course on electric vehicle mandates. In a letter posted online yesterday, fifteen governors say the plan proposed by the EPA last year is unrealistic. The EPA in […]

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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)

State Of The State Recap

(Salt Lake City) — Governor Spencer Cox gave his State of the State Address last night in Salt Lake City. In the nearly half hour speech he outlined plans for the state to add 35-thousand starter homes in the next five years. Cox spoke to his proposed homelessness plan that […]

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Disagreements On Cost Of DEI

Disagreements On Cost Of DEI

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah System of Higher Education and the State Legislature cannot agree on how much went towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at universities across the state last year. The USHE says that a little more than three-million went towards DEI programs while a legislature […]

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Utah Road Right Fight Bleeds Into Governors Race

Utah Road Right Fight Bleeds Into Governors Race

(Salt Lake City, UT) — State GOP Representative Phil Lyman is using Utah Road Rights to help launch into his 20-24 Gubernatorial bid. In a recent social media post the GOP lawmaker announced plans to propose a law in the senate that would strengthen legislation that dates back to 18-66 […]

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Cox Encourages Schools To Get Phones Put Away

Cox Encourages Schools To Get Phones Put Away

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants southern Utah students and others around the state to keep their phones put away. The state’s chief executive sent a letter to schools and districts last week encouraging educators to keep phones out of classrooms, citing social media apps as a […]

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Cox Wants Schools To Limit Students’ Cell Phone Use

Cox Wants Schools To Limit Students’ Cell Phone Use

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox wants schools to curb students’ cell phone usage. Cox sent a letter to educational leaders across Utah, including the State Board of Education, urging them to remove cell phones during class time. The governor called cell phones a distraction and said […]

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Cox Unveils Recommended Changes For Licensing Of Behavioral Health Professionals

Cox Unveils Recommended Changes For Licensing Of Behavioral Health Professionals

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants to make it easier for qualified behavioral health workers to become licensed in the state. The governor presented the results of the first year’s research to review of professional licensing for behavioral health professionals and released the recommended changes to the […]

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"I Voted" stickers are seen for voters after they cast their ballots at Oakdale Elementary School in Frederick, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.  (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Former State GOP Chair Jorgenson To Challenge Governor Cox

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Utah Republican Party Chairman Carson Jorgensen is running for governor. Jorgensen announced yesterday that he’ll challenge GOP Governor Spencer Cox in the Republican primary. He joins Republican State Representative Phil Lyman and Cox in the June 25th primary. Jorgensen unsuccessfully challenged former Congressman Chris […]

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