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.
January 8, 2021
Gov. Spencer Cox announces vaccine eligibility for Utah teachers, school staff and older adults
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 8, 2021) – Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox today announced teachers and staff members in Utah’s K-12 schools will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning the week of January 11. Utah adults 70 and older will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine beginning the week of January 18. Gov. Cox set a goal
January 8, 2021
Utah COVID-19 Briefing: Jan. 8, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 8, 2021) — Click here to watch this week’s COVID-19 briefing. ASL interpretation is provided. Some highlights from this briefing include: The Utah Poison Control Center‘s COVID-19 hotline — which is available 24/7 to answer your questions — hit an important milestone: They received their 200,000th call. We believe that around 89,431 of the 157,925 vaccines
January 7, 2021
Watch: Gov. Spencer Cox urges Utahns to ‘stand up and speak out against violence’ at U.S. Capitol
SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 6, 2021) — On his second day in office, Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox recorded a video message urging Utahns to “stand up and speak out against the violence, against the terrorists, against the evil that we have seen in our nation’s capital today.” Watch the full video here, or read the transcript below: Good afternoon,
January 7, 2021
Inauguration 2021: Gov. Spencer Cox, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson sign first executive order
FILLMORE, UTAH (Jan. 4, 2021) — In their first official action, Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson signed an executive order dealing with occupational licenses in front of the historic Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore. Executive Order 2021-01 requires state agencies to review all occupational licenses to ensure they are truly necessary and are not outdated or incomplete. The
January 6, 2021
Watch: Gov. Spencer Cox gives inauguration speech
IVINS, UTAH (Jan. 4, 2021) — Gov. Spencer J. Cox was sworn in as Utah’s 18th governor in an open air ceremony at the Tuacahn Center for the Arts on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. “Conflict and passionate debate around ideas can be healthy, but contempt and contention will rot the souls of our nation and her people. And this division
January 6, 2021
Inauguration 2021: Gov. Spencer Cox, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson and other statewide elected officials take the Oath of Office at Tuacahn Center of the Arts
IVINS, UTAH (Jan. 4, 2021) — Gov. Spencer Cox was sworn in as Utah’s 18th governor and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson as the ninth Lt. Governor of Utah in an open air ceremony at the Tuacahn Center for the Arts. Utah Supreme Court Justice Paige Petersen administered the Oath of Office to Cox and Henderson as well as the three