Gov. Spencer Cox

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox gave his first State of the State address Thursday. Cox noted it was shorter than speeches by his predecessor, former Gov. Gary Herbert, to limit physical contact at the Capitol as a COVID-19 precaution.

Local health departments, hospitals and Community Nursing Services have administered more than 90% of their vaccines that they’ve had for longer than a week. But pharmacies that got their doses directly from the federal government have only used 17% of their first doses that are more than a week old.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, January 21, 2021.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, January 14, 2021.

In the past week, Utah has administered almost the same number of vaccines it did during the first roughly three weeks it was available.

The latest Utah news from Monday evening, January 11, 2020.

Gov. Spencer Cox released his budget proposal Monday and focused it on Utah’s COVID-19 response, public education, and rural issues.

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, January 8, 2021.

Gov. Spencer Cox announced an executive order to speed up COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Utah so the state can qualify for more doses from the federal government.

Cox said he has supported Trump because he is the leader of the Republican party, but has still criticized his actions.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, January 6, 2020.

The latest Utah news from Tuesday evening, January 5, 2021.