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What biologists see from the shores of the drying Great Salt Lake: Half of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has now dried up but scientists say there's still some ...
npr.org/2024/04/13/1244169234/scientists-worry-about-ecological-collapse-at-great-salt-lake
Letter: Join me at a Jazz game, Gov. Cox. My treat.: Dear Gov. Cox,
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/03/31/letter-join-me-jazz-game-gov-cox/
Utah Legislature refuses to release lawmakers’ public calendars, claims they don’t exist
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/23/utah-legislature-refuses-release/
Utah quietly legalizes psilocybin, MDMA for mental health treatment at these hospitals
sltrib.com/news/2024/03/21/psilocybin-mdma-treatments-could/
Gov. Cox to veto ‘several’ bills from the Utah Legislature — but won’t say which ones
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/21/gov-cox-veto-several-bills-utah/
Tribune editorial: Cox should veto bill that risks millions to preserve an antiquated coal-fired power plant
sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2024/03/11/tribune-editorial-cox-should-veto/
Power agency warns of federal backlash, urges Cox to veto Utah coal plant bill: Intermountain Power Agency urges Gov. Spencer Cox to veto a coal plant bill ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/19/power-agency-warns-federal/
Gov. Cox, critical of U.S. border policy, met with head of Homeland Security. Here’s what was discussed.
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/03/05/gov-cox-critical-us-border-policy/
Biden and Utah governor call for less bitterness and more bipartisanship: President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox are calling for less bitterness and more ...
apnews.com/article/biden-governors-republican-democrat-bcc015900f6dc8a103e56fd65fc13558
Opinion: It’s time for Gov. Cox to stop calling himself an ally to the LGBTQ community
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/02/23/opinion-its-time-gov-cox-stop/
Opinion: Calling life-saving medical care ‘genital mutilation’ puts trans Utahns, like myself, in danger
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/02/29/opinion-calling-life-saving/
Utah Gov. Cox calls gender-affirming care ‘genital-mutilation surgery’ during ‘Disagree Better’ event
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/22/utah-gov-cox-calls-gender/
Here’s how Utah public schools could change after a whirlwind of new education bills
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/07/heres-how-utah-public-schools/
Governors call for stronger action at border: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) are calling for stronger action on the southern border ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4483247-governors-call-for-stronger-action-at-border/
Letter: Given his “genital-mutilation surgery” statement, what does Cox think of circumcision?
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/03/03/letter-given-his-genital/
Utah advocates urge Gov. Cox to veto bill that would automatically ban certain books from schools statewide
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/28/utah-advocates-urge-gov-cox-veto/
How governors are working on solutions amid intense political polarization: At a time of intense polarization across the country and bitter partisan battles in ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/america-at-a-crossroads
As Trump takes blame for sinking border security deal, Utah GOP Gov. Cox says immigration will cost Biden reelection
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/17/trump-takes-blame-sinking-border/
Utah lawmakers make it safer for clergy to report abuse, but will it really protect more children?
sltrib.com/religion/2024/03/05/utah-lawmakers-make-it-safer/
Can Utah become the largest no-kill shelter state in the U.S. by next year? Gov. Cox thinks so.
sltrib.com/news/2024/02/28/can-utah-become-largest-no-kill/
Read the full editorial.www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2024/02/11/tribune-editorial-cox-friends-are
Automatic statewide ban for certain books in Utah schools? Bill heads to Gov. Cox’s desk
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/21/automatic-statewide-ban-certain/
Biden tells governors he’s eyeing executive action on immigration, seems ‘frustrated’ with lawyers
orlandosentinel.com/2024/02/23/biden-tells-governors-hes-eyeing-executive-action-on-immigration-seems-frustrated-with-lawyers/
Letter: Gov. Cox’s words and deeds do indeed embody his call for Utah to “stay weird”
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/02/29/letter-gov-coxs-words-deeds-do/
Utah governor says school board member who questioned a student's gender ‘embarrassed the state’
apnews.com/article/transgender-athlete-utah-school-board-member-governor-0aefa9baeb3cb5787687c8db02bf6241
Quick Glance: Calls for Resignation After False Transgender Claim
- Gov. Spencer Cox and local leaders call for Natalie Cline's resignation over false transgender claim.
- Family also demands Cline's resignation or removal from office.
- Cline posted a deleted photo of the basketball player with the caption 'Girls’ basketball'.
- Utah State Board of Education condemns Cline's actions.
Utah troops are going to Texas’ southern border. Here’s how much it will cost Utah taxpayers.
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/09/utah-troops-are-going-texas/
Utah governor signs anti-trans bathroom bill: Several other Republican-led states have passed similar bills.
axios.com/2024/01/31/utah-governor-sign-bill-bathroom-transgender-access
Letter: Answering Gov. Cox’s call to ‘stay weird’: The Land-O’-Plenty credo: As a Utahn, born and raised, I am answering Gov. Spencer Cox’s call to “stay weird’ ...
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/03/03/letter-answering-gov-coxs-call/
Send Utah guard to Texas-Mexico border, Senate leader urges Gov. Cox: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams said Wednesday that Gov. Spencer Cox should send ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/07/send-utah-guard-texas-mexico/
‘Ridiculous’: Mendenhall, Salt Lake County D.A. dispute Gov. Cox border comments: Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall disputed Gov. Cox on Monday ...
sltrib.com/news/2024/02/05/mendenhall-disputes-gov-cox-border/
Utah’s governor posted about Black History Month days after signing anti-DEI bill. The backlash was swift.
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/01/utahs-governor-posted-about-black/
Utah’s Spencer Cox joins other GOP governors on tour of border ‘flashpoint’ in Texas
sltrib.com/news/2024/02/04/utahs-spencer-cox-joins-other-gop/
Letter: Let’s face it, Utah is a zero sum state: I did not watch Gov. Spencer Cox’s state of the state address, so I do not have the advantage of having viewed ...
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/02/06/letter-lets-face-it-utah-is-zero/
Utah becomes latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people: Utah on Tuesday became the latest state to bar transgender people from using ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4440237-utah-becomes-latest-state-to-regulate-bathroom-access-for-transgender-people/
Utah is pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards: The Biden administration is unveiling new, stricter pollution standards for American ...
npr.org/2024/02/09/1230040881/utah-is-pushing-back-against-ever-tightening-epa-air-pollution-standards
At Gov. Cox’s request, lawmaker shelves bill to strip Utah election oversight from lieutenant governor’s office
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/02/07/gov-coxs-request-lawmaker-shelves/
Utah’s new anti-DEI law and transgender bathroom ban on ‘Behind the Headlines’: On "Behind the Headlines" this week, Tribune reporters discuss anti-DEI ...
sltrib.com/news/2024/02/01/new-anti-dei-law-transgender/
Utah’s GOP Governor Spencer Cox Is Really Fed Up With the Taylor Swift Conspiracies
thedailybeast.com/utahs-gop-governor-spencer-cox-is-really-fed-up-with-the-taylor-swift-conspiracies
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Opinion: Utah will only achieve housing justice if we prioritize people over profits
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/31/opinion-utah-will-only-achieve/
Joe Biden, Utah’s governor call for less bitterness, more bipartisanship in U.S. politics
theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-joe-biden-utahs-governor-call-for-less-bitterness-more-bipartisanship/
Paid articlePaid Utah lawmakers welcome the NHL but say they want to ‘protect the taxpayer dollar’
sltrib.com/sports/2024/01/30/utah-lawmakers-welcome-nhl-say/
Letter: Abide by the separation of church and state in public school classrooms. Instead of the Ten Commandments, post the Golden Rule.
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/28/letter-abide-by-separation-church/
Letter: The hypocrisy and harm of Gov. Cox’s anti-DEI crusade: I am writing to express my utter disappointment with Gov. Spencer Cox’s recent crusade against ...
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/21/letter-hypocrisy-harm-gov-coxs/
Texas defies Supreme Court over southern border crisis, and Gov. Cox supports the rebellion
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/26/mitt-romney-blasts-trump-really/
Utah passes a bill banning diversity programs in government and on campuses: Utah’s legislature became the latest in the U.S. to pass a bill Friday prohibiting ...
nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/utah-ban-diversity-programs-government-campuses-dei-rcna135958
Letter: A chance to reverse bill that imperils the survival of cougars in Utah: It’s been nearly a year (March 17, 2023) since Gov. Spencer Cox signed HB469 ...
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/28/letter-chance-reverse-bill-that/
Andy Larsen: One of the most popular anti-DEI studies is full of problems: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox argued that diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in ...
sltrib.com/news/2024/01/13/andy-larsen-are-dei-programs/
Quick Glance: Challenges and Solutions in DEI Study
- A surge in administrative programs for diversity, equity, and inclusion has occurred.
- The Heritage Foundation's criticized study lacks data and evidence.
- The effectiveness of DEI programs at universities is inconclusive.
- Diversity among faculty and a sense of belonging improve academic performance and success for minority students.
Utah lawmakers welcome the NHL but say they want to ‘protect the taxpayer dollar’
sltrib.com/sports/2024/01/30/utah-lawmakers-welcome-nhl-say/
Letter: A cell phone abstinence policy in Utah schools would eliminate essential lessons students need
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/25/letter-cell-phone-abstinence/
Big changes to how Utah kids use social media are — again — in the works at the Legislature. Here’s why.
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/22/big-changes-how-utah-kids-use/
Letter: Calling attempts at equity in hiring “evil” — as Gov. Cox has — is going to get someone killed
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/04/letter-calling-attempts-equity/
Opinion: Young Utahns have a right to feel pessimistic, Gov. Cox: “When Utah high schoolers, like other youth throughout the world, see the politically powerful ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/18/opinion-young-utahns-have-right/
Watch: Utah Democrats respond to Gov. Spencer Cox’s 2024 State of the State address
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/18/watch-utah-democrats-respond-gov/
2024 Utah legislative session kicks off with country music and prayer as lawmakers eye energy, education policies
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/16/utah-lawmakers-begin-2024/
Utah governor says he is dismayed by doom and gloom: ‘We are going to save the Great Salt Lake’
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/12/utah-governor-says-hes-dismayed-by/
Here’s why Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s family business has become an internet powerhouse
sltrib.com/news/2024/01/18/why-utah-gov-spencer-coxs-family/
Letter: Cox has abandoned the compassion and integrity he showed in 2016: Shortly after the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016 ...
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/09/letter-cox-has-abandoned/
Letter: While your right hand is clenched in rage at federal interference, Gov. Cox, your left hand is outstretched, holding lots of federal dollars
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/04/letter-while-your-right-hand-is/
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) that youth mental health is “the issue of our time” in an interview that aired Sunday. Speaking alongside Colorado Gov ... Show more
Letter: Who or what was the source of Gov. Cox’s ‘diversity statement’?: Bryan Schott, the Tribune’s political reporter, appears to have been the only reporter ...
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2023/12/31/letter-who-or-what-was-source-gov/
Gov. Cox wants Utah teachers to ban cellphones during class time: Gov. Spencer Cox sent letters to school districts and education leaders across the state this ...
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/11/gov-cox-wants-utah-teachers-ban/
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has another GOP challenger : Carson Jorgensen became the second Republican to challenge incumbent Spencer Cox for the party's ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/05/why-carson-jorgensen-wants-utah/
Colorado governor says responsibility of social media restrictions ‘belongs with parents, not the government’
thehill.com/policy/technology/4383195-colorado-governor-says-responsibility-of-social-media-restrictions-belongs-with-parents-not-the-government/
Cox touted his action on diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Now he says university DEI statements border on ‘evil.’
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/02/cox-touted-his-action-diversity/
Opinion: I’ve seen the zero-sum, DEI mindset infiltrate Utah’s institutions of higher education
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/03/opinion-gov-coxs-dei-concerns-are/
Social media ‘absolutely’ causing increases in anxiety and depression, Utah governor says
politico.com/news/2023/12/31/social-media-depression-spencer-cox-utah-00133365
Will Donald Trump be on Utah Republicans’ ballots in 2024?: Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, the state’s top elections official, says the Colorado Supreme Court’s ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/21/colorado-ruling-donald-trump-wont/
‘Bordering on evil’: Diversity hiring practices at Utah’s universities will end in 2024, Cox says
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/20/bordering-evil-diversity-hiring/
Utah schools reject Gov. Cox’s claim that they require employees to sign ‘diversity statements’
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/21/gov-cox-shares-no-evidence-that/
Should the A.G.’s office be investigating Tim Ballard? Utah Gov. Cox says yes, but U. law professor says there’s a conflict.
sltrib.com/news/2023/12/20/should-ags-office-be-investigating/
Utah Legislature is considering several bills on housing affordability. Here’s what they would do.
sltrib.com/news/homeprices/2024/01/24/what-can-utah-do-make-housing-more/
State Rep. Brian King, a Democrat, to run for Utah governor in 2024: The attorney and former Utah House minority leader is the first prominent Democrat to ...
axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/12/04/brian-king-2024-governor-cox-race-election-utah
Gov. Cox criticizes diversity efforts at Utah colleges, calls them more divisive than unifying
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/13/very-political-diversity-efforts/
Gov. Spencer Cox unveils the largest budget proposal in Utah history: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's proposed budget includes investments in child care, housing ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/05/heres-how-gov-coxs-proposed-budget/
Utah faces new lawsuit over social media restrictions for minors. Here’s why. : Broad restrictions on how Utah minors use social media that were passed by the ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/18/utah-faces-new-lawsuit-over-social/
Cox declared a flooding emergency in Utah this year. Now Biden is sending help.: Some Utah counties will soon see relief months after the melting of Utah’s ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/27/flood-damage-caused-millions/
Letter: Cox’s affordable housing plan needs to include disincentives to investors
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2023/12/12/letter-coxs-affordable-housing/
‘We coming home baby!’: Utahns, Olympians celebrate likely Winter Olympics return in 2034
sltrib.com/news/2023/11/29/we-coming-home-baby-utahns/
Is a rail line connecting Salt Lake City to Boise and Las Vegas still possible? Here’s what Gov. Cox says.
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/14/is-rail-line-connecting-salt-lake/
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has another challenger for 2024: Former Utah House Minority Leader Brian King announced his candidacy for governor in 2024.
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/04/democrat-brian-king-announces-hes/
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