(Lehi, UT) — Texas Instruments is going to invest eleven-billion dollars to expand its Lehi facility. Governor Spencer Cox made the announcement Wednesday, calling it the “largest private economic investment in Utah history.” Texas Instruments will build a new 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plant as an extension of its existing […]
(Washington, DC) — Governor Spencer Cox says a governor should be the Republican nominee for president in 2024. On NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday Cox said he’d choose a governor over a candidate from Congress “every day of the week.” Cox said governors tend to be more pragmatic due […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox says Americans need to relearn how to disagree with each other. Cox appeared yesterday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and discussed his friendship with New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy. The Republican governor said he and Murphy disagree passionately on some issues but […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bipartisan group of Utah lawmakers is pushing for steps to clean up the state’s air. During a press conference on Wednesday, the Republicans and Democrats who make up the Clean Air Caucus outlined dozens of bills and proposals aimed making Utah’s air better. One […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah lawmakers are responding after watching President Biden give his State of the Union speech last night. Governor Spencer Cox watched the speech in-person at the U.S. Capitol building last night as a guest of Senator Mike Lee. Both Lee and Cox noted that they shared some […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is vowing to look into two recent attacks on officers at the new state prison in Salt Lake City. One officer was hospitalized after being assaulted in a maximum-security housing unit Saturday. They’ve since been released. A few days before, another officer […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox is issuing an emergency order to help protect the Great Salt Lake. The order calls for the Great Salt Lake causeway berm to be raised, which will help keep this season’s snowpack from running off. Cox said the state has been […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox is signing bills into Utah law. Cox put his signature on eight bills yesterday, four each that originated in the House and Senate. Among them were budget bills for higher education, the National Guard, and social services. The governor has now signed […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox is moving quickly to sign two bills recently passed by the Utah Legislature into law. Cox signed House Bill 215 and Senate Bill 16 on Saturday. HB215 gives Utah teachers a raise, but also creates a scholarship program for parents who choose to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill that will give Utah teachers a raise while implementing a controversial school voucher program is heading to the governor’s desk. The state Senate passed House Bill 215 on a 20-to-8 vote yesterday. The bill was opposed by several state educators and lobbying groups […]
