(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Representative Phil Lyman has announced that he will run for state governor in 2024. He was previously a San Juan County commissioner and helped establish the San Juan County Public Health Department. Lyman gained notoriety back in 2014, when he organized a protest against […]
(Mexico City) — Governor Spencer Cox says his latest trade mission to Mexico City has been fruitful. The governor is visiting the Mexican capital this week for the second time in two years. He says his trip is meant to strengthen Utah’s cultural and economic ties with our neighbors to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is suing TikTok, arguing that the social media app misled people about connections to its Chinese parent company and deceptively claimed the platform is safe. Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced the suit on Tuesday and cited research on social media’s affect on adolescents, including […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is promising that benefits for mothers and children in the Utah Women, Infants and Children Program will continue if the federal government shuts down this weekend. Cox made that pledge Thursday. A statement from the Governor’s Office said the state will use […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he and state legislative leaders are preparing a plan to keep Zion National Park and Utah’s other national parks open in case a federal government shutdown comes to pass this weekend. Cox said the plan is similar to what’s been done […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says he believes the United States is in a “declining democracy.” Cox voiced serious concerns during his monthly press conference Thursday. He said he, like other public officials, has received threats which are a symptom of a broader problem in society that […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox kicked off Utah’s “Constitution Month” with a speech at the state Capitol yesterday. Earlier this year, Cox signed a law designating September as a month to celebrate the U.S. Constitution. In his speech launching the state’s first Constitution Month, Cox said celebrating […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is calling on Utahns and all Americans to “Disagree Better.” That’s the name of an initiative Utah’s chief executive is leading to help the U.S. “bridge the partisan divide” and be more positive during political conversations with loved ones. Cox posted a […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — A new, free-admission visitor’s center is coming to Zion National Park. Zion Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh, Governor Spencer Cox, Utah Tourism Director Vicki Varela, and other local, state and federal officials and Paiute tribal leaders gathered on Tuesday at the site of the Discovery Center. It […]
(Escalante, UT) — Two national monuments in southern Utah aren’t going to shrink in size anytime soon. A federal judge made the decision to throw out a lawsuit Friday that was filed last year by several state leaders, including Governor Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes. The move was […]
