Julia Pappas
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Welcome to Governor Cox’s press shop. Here you can stay up-to-date on press releases, blog posts and more communication coming directly from our office.
March 29, 2021
March 29 – April 2, 2021: Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson’s Schedule
Events labeled Media Access indicate that an event is open to media. Events labeled Media Availability indicates that an event is open to media and that a media Q&A is planned. Please note the Governor and Lt. Governor’s schedule may change dramatically due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Additional information on the governor’s media briefings will be made available in coming
March 27, 2021
Gov. Cox and Lt. Gov. Henderson condemn letter to Salt Lake County GOP delegates
SALT LAKE CITY (March 27, 2021) — Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson issued the following joint statement in response to a letter sent to Salt Lake County Republican Party delegates on March 26, 2021. “We are deeply offended by the recent reprehensible communications to Salt Lake County delegates. Let us be clear: This type of behavior should
March 25, 2021
Governor signs four bills, vetoes line items and completes bill signing period
SALT LAKE CITY (March 25, 2021) — Today, Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed four bills. This brings the total number of signed pieces of legislation from the 2021 General Legislative Session to 464. Information on these bills can be found below. HB 2 Public Education Budget Amendments. Eliason, S. HB 3 Current Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations. Last, B. SB 2
March 25, 2021
Utah COVID-19 Briefing: March 25, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY (March 25, 2021) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Some highlights from this briefing include: We’ve administered 1,232,991 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Gov. Cox and First Lady Abby Palmer Cox got their first vaccine! Under H.B. 294, which is now law, the mask requirement stays in place for K-12
March 24, 2021
Gov. Cox signs four bills, vetoes three bills, and allows three bills to become law without his signature
SALT LAKE CITY (March 24, 2021) — Today, Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed four bills. This brings the total number of signed pieces of legislation from the 2021 General Legislative Session to 460. Information on these bills can be found below. Gov. Cox signed these four bills: HB 220 Pretrial Detention Amendments. Schultz, M. HB 294 Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendments.
March 24, 2021
Watch live: Gov. Cox holds legislative review on Facebook Live
SALT LAKE CITY (March 24, 2021) — Tonight at 7 p.m., Gov. Cox will answer questions submitted by the public on social media and talk about the bill review process of the 2021 Legislative Session. He’ll also give updates on the coronavirus in Utah. You can watch live here or at fb.com/utgovernorcox. Sign up for our #OneUtah newsletter to get