(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox says he supports the development of an ICE detention facility in Salt Lake City. The Republican insists it’s not a partisan issue and he worked with President Joe Biden on similar proposals. The mayors of both Salt Lake City and Salt […]
(St. George, UT) — A bill requiring helmets for people on e-bikes is now awaiting a signature by Governor Spencer Cox. HB381 has already passed the House and Senate. In addition to a helmet requirement, it also makes it easier for police to impound an e-bike if a kid is […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — On the second-to-last day of the legislative session, state lawmakers voted to raise the governor’s salary. The governor will now make just under 198-thousand dollars. District judges will make just under 225-thousand dollars. Also, the legislature voted to extend maternity leave for state employees. If […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A major prediction market is suing Utah over a proposed state law that would ban their industry. Kalshi says so-called proposition bets are regulated at the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Last week, that agency made it clear that prop bets are […]
(Undated) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is criticizing a top Trump administration regulator over efforts to block state regulation of prediction markets. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig announced yesterday the agency would challenge any state attempt to regulate the markets, saying oversight belongs solely to federal authorities. Cox […]
(Milan) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is at the Olympics in Italy trying to reassure a global audience that tourists are still welcome in America. With the winter games set to return to Utah in eight years, many Europeans are growing skeptical that America is still a welcoming nation. At […]
(Undated) — A tech trade group is suing Utah over a new app store law. The Computer and Communications Industry Association filed the lawsuit yesterday, arguing the App Store Accountability Act violates the First Amendment by requiring age verification and parental consent for minors before downloading apps or making in-app […]
(Washington, DC) — Governors from the upper basin states of the Colorado River met in Washington, D.C., to try to resolve a years-long stalemate over water rights. Colorado Governor Jared Polis called the meeting “productive,” while Utah Governor Spencer Cox said all participants are committed to avoiding litigation. A deadline […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that would add two new justices to the Utah Supreme Court is headed to the governor’s desk. SB 134 passed the State Senate last Monday and the State House Friday. It would also add two judges to the Court of Appeals, and one […]
(Park City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is denouncing a Friday night attack on a congressman at the Sundance Film Festival. Democratic Representative Maxwell Frost says the suspect punched him in the face, yelled racist remarks and said President Donald Trump was going to deport him. Frost, who’s Black, is […]
