(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 […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox will sign a bill requiring social media companies to verify that users are 18 or older to open an account. Cox told reporters on Thursday he “absolutely” will sign Senate Bill 152 and is willing to face any legal challenges. Under the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is giving state workers time off to help with emergency response as warming weather melts more of Utah’s record mountain snowpack. During his monthly news conference yesterday, Cox announced an executive order granting eight hours of leave for all employees of executive […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is encouraging Utahns to participate in this weekend’s Feed Utah food drive. Cox said yesterday that the state has put money toward helping families in need, but says government can’t do the job alone. Donors can leave a bag of non-perishable food items […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is doing its part to try and help save the Great Salt Lake. The church is donating the equivalent of more than 20-thousand acre feet of water. Governor Spencer Cox said the move “will make a real […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has signed a controversial abortion bill. On Wednesday, Cox signed off on legislation that will ban all clinics from providing abortions in Utah starting as early as May 3rd. The bill will also impose other abortion restrictions if the state’s trigger ban […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox and state agencies are working on policies to make sure Utah banks don’t experience collapses that banks in California and New York suffered over the weekend. Signature Bank in New York City was shut down Sunday, just two days after California’s Silicon […]
