(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox and other state officials are reacting to plans to live-stream an execution. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will be public. The former Army doctor killed 12 soldiers, one civilian, and an unborn baby […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed an executive order establishing what he calls a “pro-human” framework for using artificial intelligence across state government. Cox says Utah’s Department of Government Operations will lead the effort and establish safeguards he says will preserve, quote, “individual liberty, privacy, and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Critics of the death penalty in Utah are pointing to a botched execution in Tennessee as another reason to end capital punishment. Molly Prince from the Utah Prisoner Advocate Network tells KUTV that Tennessee and Utah use the same drug for lethal injection. Currently, there […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah has launched a new statewide effort aimed at addiction recovery, homelessness and serious mental illness. Governor Spencer Cox signed an executive order at the State Capitol yesterday, creating the Recovery Utah Initiative and a council of state leaders and people with firsthand experience with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Amidst the recent alarm bells over the dangers of AI, Utah Governor Spencer Cox is calling for a national framework to govern AI companies. Cox wrote a letter yesterday saying that AI must be “human-guided” and “human-controlled” in order for humanity to reap the benefits. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he is “deeply troubled” by concerns surrounding the use of Flock license plate-reading cameras in Utah. Cox made the comments during his monthly news conference yesterday after Utah Civic Compact released data showing 10 cameras in Weber County had reportedly been […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Flags across Utah are lowered in honor of a pair of firefighters killed in a helicopter crash while battling the Widemouth 2 Fire. Governor Spencer Cox ordered all U.S. and state flags to half-staff yesterday. Miles Elliot of Porterville, California was the pilot of the […]
(Beaver County, UT) — State and federal officials are launching an 18-million-dollar recovery effort following the destructive Cottonwood Fire in Beaver County. Governor Spencer Cox toured the burn area yesterday after the fire scorched more than 97-thousand acres, destroyed more than 150 structures and contributed to flooding that damaged homes […]
On July 30, Governor Spencer Cox announced the Utah AI Moonshot, a new $5 Million competitive grant program to support artificial intelligence research that improves the lives of Utahns. In a press release it was shared, “the program will fund projects that tackle important challenges across five focus areas, including […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Natural Resources will soon be looking for a new head for the department. Commissioner Joel Ferry announced yesterday that he will step down next month after four years on the job. Utah Governor Spencer Cox has already nominated Jamie Barnes to […]
