(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has vetoed SB-37, a bill that would have moved property tax revenues into the state’s general fund before being redistributed to schools. Cox argued it could confuse taxpayers and potentially divert funds from education. Senate President Stuart Adams disagreed, saying the bill […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — In the latest session Governor Cox has vetoed seven bills, the second most in at least the past quarter century. The majority of them were denied because he believed it was unnecessary to craft legislation around the items proposed. In total five-hundred 55 bills were […]
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 (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 […]
