SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The former campaign manager for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has resigned after an investigation substantiated claims of sexual misconduct made against him by a female campaign employee. The Republican governor said Thursday that an independent investigation found cause to terminate Austin Cox, his 2020 campaign […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hundreds of maskless people packed a legislative hearing to urge Utah lawmakers to fight President Joe Biden’s plan to require most workers to get either vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19. Most of the people who attended the hearing Monday criticized Biden’s plan, saying it […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor is asking for less partisanship and more cooperation between western states. Governor Spencer Cox addressed a workshop meeting of the Western Governor’s Association in Salt Lake City yesterday. During his remarks, he told the audience that state governments litigate rather than cooperate to […]
(St. George, UT) — Governor Cox and Lieutenant Governor Henderson are upset with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s plans to relocate the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters. Last week, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced her plans to rebuild and strengthen the BLM to better serve the American […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s governor is joining Republican colleagues from several states in a letter critical of the Biden administration’s border policies. The letter released yesterday demands immediate action to reduce the number of illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border. It also demands a meeting with White House […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s newest license plate features an outline of the state and five hands of different colors holding it into place. The words “many stories, one Utah” are printed underneath. The Deseret News reports that Gov. Spencer Cox hopes it’ll be the one many people are […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah is expected to see over 700 Afghan refugees resettle here in the coming months. Governor Spencer Cox says the state expects around 765 Afghan refugees to arrive, and they are working with agencies, humanitarian groups, private sector leaders, Afghans in Utah and engaged citizens […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has cast doubt on the efficacy of mask-wearing after health leaders made some of their most impassioned pleas yet for state residents to mask up and get vaccinated. Cox, a Republican, said Tuesday that his administration is encouraging people to wear […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is offering help in resettling refugees fleeing Afghanistan after the Taliban suddenly swept to power following the U.S. withdrawal. The Republican sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday saying the state is eager to help Afghans, especially those who […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s hospitals are feeling the strain as coronavirus cases increase, the vast majority among unvaccinated people, officials said Tuesday. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox called the latest wave a pandemic of the unvaccinated. He maintained the state would not require people show they got the shot. […]
