SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican lawmakers were preparing for a Friday push to override Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams. A nationwide culture war is brewing over transgender issues. Cox was the second GOP governor this week to overrule […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The ACLU is warning the Utah Legislature they will face a lengthy court battle if members reinstate the controversial ban on transgender athletes in school sports. Lawmakers are planning to potentially override a decision from Governor Spencer Cox to veto HB 11 tomorrow. ACLU representatives […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday. The move was aimed at protecting vulnerable kids during a wave of similar legislation in nearly a dozen conservative-leaning states. The ban’s supporters announced they planned to convene lawmakers to try […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utahns won’t see the state tax on gas go away anytime soon. Governor Spencer Cox explained yesterday that the tax must remain in place. Cox says money from the extra charges is already earmarked for road repairs and maintenance. The governor plans to meet with […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Governor Spencer Cox will veto a bill passed by the Legislature that would ban transgender kids from participating in organized school sports. During his monthly press conference, Cox explained that he was pushing for a compromise bill during the general session until that plan was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City is no longer in the running to host the 2024 Republican National Convention. Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed during his monthly press conference on PBS-Utah that the state capitol won’t host the convention ahead of the next presidential election. He says the decision […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A state lawmaker is trying to persuade Governor Cox to sign a bill banning transgender athletes from youth sports. State Senator Dan McKay met with the governor yesterday to lay out his position on House Bill 11. The bill originally proposed a commission that would […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams says Governor Cox should not follow through on his promise to veto a transgender youth sports ban passed by the legislature. During a forum yesterday in Salt Lake City, Adams said he expects the ban to be blocked once […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some statements by police and other public employees will be restricted from the public in Utah under a law that Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday he plans to sign. The legislation passed the state Legislature with little public debate. Critics say the law would […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in youth sports. The Legislature had passed legislation late Friday night that said transgender girls wouldn’t be able to compete in sports on teams that correspond with their gender identity. Without the governor’s support, Utah […]
