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Watch: Gov. Cox answers your questions in a live town hall

SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 9, 2022) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox answered constituent questions in a live town hall Tuesday evening. You can watch the Q&A in its entirety here. ###

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Gov. Cox and First Lady Cox recognize Utah artists

SALT LAKE CITY (June 13, 2022) – Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox and First Lady Abby Cox will honor Utah artists who positively impact the arts and their communities with the 2022 Governor’s Mansion Artist Awards.  This year’s honorees include performing artists Richard Elliott, Tabernacle Choir Organist; Paisley Rekdal, Utah Poet Laureate; and Clytie Adams, […]

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What the Cox-Henderson administration accomplished in our first 500 days – and what’s next

SALT LAKE CITY (May 19, 2022)  – Today, Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson marked their 500th day in office by releasing a list of their major achievements to the public. They also thanked state employees, legislators and community members for their help in accomplishing these goals.  “The past 500 days have been […]

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Gov. Cox holds ceremonial signing for SB244 

SALT LAKE CITY (April 19, 2022) — Gov. Cox and Lt. Gov. Henderson held a ceremonial signing for SB244, a bill that requires ethnic studies to be taught in K-12 public schools and creates an ethnic studies committee to make recommendations. Information about this bill can be found below: Information about this bill can be […]

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Gov. Cox holds ceremonial signing of education bills

SALT LAKE CITY (April 14, 2021) — Gov. Spencer J. Cox held a ceremonial signing of the following bills: HB162: Period Products in Schools HB193: Full-day Kindergarten HB386: Education Innovation Program HB396: Paid Professional Hours for Educators SB127: Early Literacy Outcomes Improvement HB346: Funding Independence in Foreign Language Education HB428: School Safety Amendments SB172: Higher […]

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Gov. Cox signs one bill of the 2022 Special Legislative Session

SALT LAKE CITY (March 31, 2022) – Yesterday, Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill of the 2022 Special Legislative Session. This bill addresses liability regarding state limitations on transgender students competing in interscholastic athletic activities. Information on this bill can be found below. HB3001: Sex-designated Interscholastic Athletics Indemnification Download a copy of this press […]

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Gov. Cox: Why I’m vetoing HB11

On March 22, Gov. Cox vetoed HB11: Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities and issued a call for a Special Legislative Session to consider financial and legal issues regarding the bill. The call is set for 2 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Utah State Capitol. Read the proclamation here.  The governor sent an explanatory […]

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Watch: Gov. Cox hosts monthly news conference on PBS Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (March 17, 2022) — Click here to watch Gov. Cox’s monthly news conference hosted by PBS Utah. ASL interpretation is provided. Some highlights from this news conference include: The Legislature passed 513 bills and as you know, we only have until March 31 to either sign, veto or allow bills to become […]

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Gov. Cox announces Utah’s Adopt-A-School program

SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 23, 2022) — Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Talent Ready Utah, in partnership with the Utah State Board of Education, are pleased to announce the launch of the Utah Adopt-A-School program. Today, the governor issued an invitation to Utah businesses to help support Utah’s K-12 schools and provide access to new […]

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Watch: Gov. Cox hosts monthly news conference on PBS Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 17, 2022) — Click here to watch Gov. Cox’s monthly news conference hosted by PBS Utah. ASL interpretation is provided. Some highlights from this news conference include: When it comes to transgender youth, we believe both sides of this delicate topic have come together in good faith to find a reasonable […]

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