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Over the weekend, Gov. Spencer Cox and 13 other red-state governors joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the border to publicly apply pressure on the Biden administration.

Instead of equity in education, the amended rule now focuses on “equal opportunity” — a phrase that comes from the new law recently signed by the governor.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials announced Friday that it has rejected petitions from environmental groups to add wolves in the northern Rockies and parts of the western U.S. to the Endangered Species List.

Much like they did last year, Utah’s supermajority legislature front-loaded its contentious bills to the opening days of the 45-day work session.

Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a law that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth.

The measure signed into law Tuesday by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox passed the state House and Senate by wide, party-line majorities, and Cox previously voiced his support.

The bill would require an incarcerated transgender woman to be housed in the male wing of the jail or prison.

Similar clergy-penitent privilege bills have failed in the past. However, Rep. Anthony Loubet’s proposal has one major difference, resulting in a lack of opposition from the state's dominant faith.

For the last 2 years, Utah has passed laws directly impacting many transgender Utahns' ways of life. This year added a 3rd bill — and a debate over bathrooms.

After approval from the Legislature, HB257 now heads to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk for consideration.