Julia Pappas
Deputy Director of Communications
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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.
December 29, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Cox orders flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days in recognition of the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an order for the flags of the United States of America and the great state of Utah to be flown at half-staff on all state facilities in recognition of the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
December 23, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson Public Schedule 12/23/24- 12/27/24
**Please note that if a remote surge day is called, the governor and lieutenant governor’s schedules may change.**
December 11, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Cox appoints Catherine Conklin as Judge for Second District
Governor Cox has appointed Commissioner Catherine Conklin to become a Judge in the Second District, filling a vacancy created by Judge Cornish’s appointment to the Business and Chancery Court.
November 25, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson Public Schedule 11/25/24- 11/29/24
Monday, Nov. 25
11:45 a.m. Speak at Dreier Civility Roundtable Award
Location: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA
November 13, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Nominees announced for Second District Court vacancy
The Second District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Second District Court. The vacancy results from the appointment of Judge Rita Cornish to the Business and Chancery Court on Aug. 21, 2024.
November 12, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox condemns the BLM’s decision to revoke UDOT’s right-of-way for a Northern Corridor in favor of alternative that harms local conservation efforts and recreation
On Nov. 7, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published an environmental analysis that rejects the new highway for Washington County that federal, state and local leaders have planned over many years, and instead recommended a mere extension of Red Hills Parkway.