(Salt Lake City, UT) — A wildlife protection organization is urging Governor Spencer Cox to veto a bill that would open the door to cougar hunting year-round in Utah. The nonprofit Western Wildlife Conservancy and other wildlife conservation groups are calling on Cox to veto the bill. If Cox signs […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says the state of Utah will provide free feminine hygiene products in restrooms in all state buildings. The governor announced the move yesterday during an event at the State Capitol building. The governor also praised the Period Project, a group that has […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are sending a bill to create a new state flag to Governor Spencer Cox. The Utah House passed Senate Bill 31 in a 40-35 vote yesterday. The Senate approved the bill in an 18-to-9 vote a few minutes later. The votes complete a […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Legislature has passed a bill to ban abortion clinics in Utah starting next year. The Senate approved the bill along party lines on Thursday. The House passed the measure earlier in the session and now needs to approve two Senate amendments before sending the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is taking aim at a Utah company that has been blamed for a significant portion of the state’s air pollution. The governor asked the EPA to change the boundaries of an air pollution non-attainment area to include the section of Tooele County where […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox says states should be allowed to sponsor immigrants from other countries to fill essential jobs. Cox and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb co-authored an editorial in the Washington Post on Tuesday to lobby Congress for action on immigration visas. The two governors […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mitt Romney is condemning comments by a Georgia congresswoman calling for a “national divorce” between red states and blue states. The Utah Republican was asked about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments yesterday in Salt Lake City. Romney criticized the hyper-partisan nature of comments made […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox Says Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s call for a “national divorce” is evil. Cox blasted Greene’s proposal yesterday, when the far-right Georgia Republican suggested splitting the union based on party lines. The moderate GOP governor tweeted that Greene’s rhetoric is destructive, wrong, “and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill banning LGBTQ conversion therapy in Utah is awaiting Governor Spencer Cox’s signature. The state Senate passed the measure unanimously on Friday after the House did the same earlier this month. It was previously amended to exclude language that would still allow talk therapy. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is a definite “no” on medical “magic mushrooms.” Cox told reporters on Thursday he does not support a bill before the Legislature that would narrowly legalize so-called magic mushrooms for medicinal use in the same way the state currently regulates medical marijuana. […]
