(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor is defending the state’s new laws that try to limit kids’ exposure to social media. Governor Cox appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” yesterday. Cox said the mental and emotional damage caused by social media is likely to destroy an entire generation of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — LGBTQ conversion therapy is officially illegal in the state of Utah. Governor Cox signed a bill yesterday outlawing the practice at a private ceremony attended by advocacy groups across the political spectrum. Utah had originally addressed the issue in a 2020 rule that denied licenses […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed a landmark bill that requires parents to give permission for teenagers to get social media accounts. The first-in-the-nation law Cox signed on Thursday also will impose a digital curfew, blocking sites for minors past 10:30 p.m. It will black out […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed what he called the “historic” 480-million dollar tax cut the Legislature passed earlier this month. But part of the package Cox signed on Wednesday is on hold unless voters sign off on it next year. A constitutional initiative that would […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah will be getting a new state flag next year. Governor Cox signed a bill creating the new state flag yesterday. An executive order also signed by the governor outlines steps that will be taken to “preserve the significance” of Utah’s current state flag, which […]
(Tooele, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is moving to visit all 29 Utah counties to meet with students, neighbors, and local business owners. Cox kicked off what he’s calling his “Connecting Utah Tour” on Monday at Tooele High School. Cox told students and local officials who filled the auditorium, “I […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox on Monday signed a bill that requires law enforcement officers to conduct so-called lethality assessments when they respond to reports of domestic violence between intimate partners. Questions Utah law enforcement officers are required to ask under the new law include whether the […]
(Murray, UT) — The Humane Society of Utah is asking Governor Spencer Cox to veto a bill that would allow yearlong cougar hunting. The Murray-based animal shelter sent the Governor a letter Friday, urging him to stop the measure, which would allow anyone with a license to hunt the large […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says a bill he’s signing will not exclude undocumented children from participating in extra-curricular activities. HB-209 will require students to provide certain identification to participate in sports and other extra-curricular activities in public and private schools. Cox said he waited a day […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is confirming the worst-kept secret in Utah politics. He will run for re-election next year. Cox was emphatic about it during his monthly meeting with reporters on Thursday, saying “Yes. Yes. Absolutely running for reelection.” He also said he’ll be done after […]
