(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is defending Utah Senate President Stuart Adams amid a personal connection to a controversial bill. Adams is accused of using his position and proposed legislation to help a relative receive a lighter sentence in a child sexual abuse case. Cox said he […]
(Tremonton, UT) — Utah Governor Cox has announced flags to be flown at half-staff on all state facilities. This in response to the fatal shootings of Tremonton Sergeant Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada. Box Elder sheriff’s deputy Mike Allred and K-9 Azula were injured while also answering the same […]
(Undated) — Governor Spencer Cox has declared a state of emergency as wildfires have burned over 115-thousand acres across Utah this year. The order, effective immediately and lasting 30 days, allows all available state resources to combat the ongoing fires. Utah has experienced 695 fires so far, with nearly 103 […]
(Pine Valley, UT) — Governor Cox is urging Utahns to be extra vigilant to help prevent wildfires during the summer months. The governor was in Pine Valley with other state and local officials yesterday to give an update on the Forsyth Fire. The fire had burned over 56-hundred acres as […]
(Moab, UT) — A new state park is welcoming visitors in southeastern Utah. UtahRaptor State Park officially opened last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Governor Spencer Cox. The park, located northwest of Moab, is the 46th state park in Utah and filled with dinosaur fossils that mostly came […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Farmers and ranchers in 17 Utah counties are being invited to apply for drought relief loans. Governor Cox issued an emergency declaration for much of southern Utah last month due to severe and extreme drought conditions. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food announced Tuesday […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is advancing its nuclear energy strategy under Operation Gigawatt to double energy output by 2035. Governor Spencer Cox signed a memorandum of understanding with Idaho National Laboratory to create the Advanced Nuclear and Energy Institute, boosting nuclear research and technology development to meet growing […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has declared a State of Emergency in 17 Utah counties due to worsening drought conditions. The move follows a recommendation from the state’s Drought Response Committee, as 42-percent of the state remains under severe drought. A dry winter and low snowpack, particularly […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox wants Utah to be ready for wildfires this season. He signed an executive order yesterday establishing the Working Group on Wildfire Management. It will be made up of the heads of several state agencies, including the Division of Forestry and the Department […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Flags will be lowered next week in honor of the late Utah Congresswoman Mia Love. The 49-year-old died last month after a battle with brain cancer. Governor Spencer Cox ordered that flags be lowered to half-staff on Monday at sunrise. That is the day Love […]
