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SALT LAKE CITY (Mar. 5, 2024) ? Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson has designated Greg Bell to serve as an independent advisor for any complaints that may arise during the 2024 gubernatorial election. Because she is up for re-election this year as the running mate to Gov. Spencer Cox, Lt. Gov. Henderson is sequestering herself from [?]

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NEWS RELEASE March 2, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox applauds Utah Legislature and philanthropic community for supporting more than $81.2 million to address homeless services SALT LAKE CITY (March 2, 2024) ? After the Legislature approved HB 3, Gov. Spencer Cox praised the comprehensive solutions approved [?]

MEDIA RELEASE Feb. 29, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Nominees announced for two 3rd District Court vacancies SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 29, 2024) ? The Third District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for two vacancies on the Third District Court. These positions result from the retirements of Judge Andrew [?]

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 28, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs nine bills in the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 28, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed nine bills today. He has signed 29 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session [?]

TO: All Staff in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor FROM: Deidre M. Henderson, Lieutenant Governor Ryan Cowley, Utah Director of Elections Joe Pyrah, Chief of Staff DATE: February 27, 2024 SUBJECT: 2024 Election Protocols Under Utah Code the Lieutenant Governor serves as the ?chief election officer of the state? (UCA 67-1a-2(1)(c)) with ?direct authority [?]

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NEWS RELEASE Feb. 16, 2024 Contacts: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Aundrea Peterson Utah Senate (801) 791-3365, aundreapeterson@le.utah.gov Alexa Musselman Utah House of Representatives (801) 865-5882, amusselman@le.utah.gov Legislature and Governor?s Office release updated budget estimates SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 16, 2024) ? Today, the Governor?s Office and Utah State Legislature released revised revenue numbers for [?]

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 16, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs five bills in the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 16, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed five bills today. He has signed 20 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to [?]

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 15, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs one bill in the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 15, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill today. He has signed 15 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to [?]

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 13, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs one bill in the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 13, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill today. He has signed 14 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to [?]

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NEWS RELEASE Feb. 9, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox to send Utah National Guard, Troopers to U.S. southern border SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 9, 2024) ? Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox announced he will be sending law enforcement and Utah National Guard members to the Texas [?]

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 8, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs one bill in the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 8, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill today. He has signed 13 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to [?]

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 7, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson denounce behavior of Utah School Board Member Natalie Cline SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 7, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson released the following joint statement about comments made [?]

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 7, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs one bill in the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 7, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill today. He has signed 12 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to [?]

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 6, 2024 Contacts: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Aundrea Peterson Utah Senate (801) 791-3365, aundreapeterson@le.utah.gov Alexa Musselman Utah House of Representatives (801) 865-5882, amusselman@le.utah.gov Utah leaders reject exchange of School and Institutional Trust Lands SALT LAKE CITY (Feb. 6, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox, President J. Stuart Adams and Speaker Mike Schultz released the following [?]

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NEWS RELEASE Feb. 1, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox to visit southern border SHELBY PARK, TX (Feb. 1, 2024) ? Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox will join 14 other governors to tour the southern border and hold a press conference in response to President Joe Biden?s [?]

During a speech near the fabled Revolutionary encampment at Valley Forge, President JoeBiden drew a parallel between the embattled continental army?exhausted but notdefeated patriots placing their lives and fortunes on the altar of liberty?and today?sembittered political landscape. This November, he said, ?Democracy is on the ballot. Yourfreedom is on the ballot.? Two weeks later at [?]

NEWS RELEASE Jan. 31, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs four bills in the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 31, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed four bills today. He has signed 11 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to [?]

NEWS RELEASE Jan. 30, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs six bills in the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 30, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed six bills today. He has signed seven pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session [?]

NEWS RELEASE Jan. 29, 2024 Contacts: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Aundrea Peterson Utah Senate (801) 791-3365, aundreapeterson@le.utah.gov Alexa Musselman Utah House of Representatives (801) 865-5882, amusselman@le.utah.gov Utah leaders meet with National Hockey League Commissioner SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 29, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer Cox, President J. Stuart Adams and Speaker Mike Schultz issued the [?]

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NEWS RELEASE Jan. 19, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Spencer Cox signs first bill of the 2024 General Legislative Session SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 19, 2024) ? Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed Senate Bill 89, Social Media Modifications today. This is the first bill of the 2024 General Legislative [?]

NEWS RELEASE Jan. 18, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Cox delivers his 2024 State of the State address He celebrates what makes Utah ?weird,? urges action on housing and homelessness SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 18, 2024) ? Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox delivered his 2024 State of the [?]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 10, 2024 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Cox encourages educators to remove cell phones during class time SALT LAKE CITY (Jan. 10, 2024) ? Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has sent letters to district and charter school leaders, school principals, school community council members and the [?]

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SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 18, 2023) ? Consistent with the recent guidance of the United States District Court concerning unaffiliated presidential candidates, Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson will accept all unaffiliated candidates? certificates of nomination filed after January 8th through March 5th, 2024. The lieutenant governor made the decision after looking at the constitutionality of the [?]

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (Dec. 18, 2023) ? There is a vacancy on the Utah Public Service Commission due to the retirement of Chair Thad LeVar, effective January 5, 2024. The Public Service Commission (PSC) was established under the Public Utilities Act of 1917 to provide technical and economic regulation of the state?s public utility [?]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 18, 2023 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Cox names Donna Law as new head of Department of Cultural and Community Engagement SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 18, 2023) ? Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Donna Law as the interim executive director of the Department of [?]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 18, 2023 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Cox names Donna Law as new head of Department of Cultural and Community Engagement SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 18, 2023) ? Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Donna Law as the interim executive director of the Department of [?]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 18, 2023 Contact: Emma Williams Office of the Governor (385) 303-4383, ewilliams@utah.gov Gov. Cox orders flags to half-staff in recognition of the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O?Connor SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 18, 2023) ? Per a Presidential Proclamation, Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has issued an order for the flags [?]