Governor's Monthly News Conference

While Cox says his administration will carry out deportations, no official conversations have taken place between his office and the incoming Trump administration.

The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

While Gov. Spencer Cox supports the removal of the earmark on public education funding, the Utah teachers’ union has asked a judge to keep the question, Amendment A, off the ballot.

Cox has reaffirmed his support for Donald Trump even as the former president has continued to spread insults and inflammatory statements on the campaign trail.

The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox had previously said he would not support the former president, even calling Trump’s nomination a “huge mistake.”

The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Friday, July 19, 2024.

The governor said it’s “important to protect women and children in private spaces” while defending the rollout of a law that restricts transgender people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.

The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Gov. Spencer Cox emphasized he has a “great relationship” with the Legislature and hopes both branches work together to be “more thoughtful” and allot “more time” to priority bills moving forward.

The governor is scheduled to meet the press at 10:00 a.m. MDT on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

Utah Gov. Spencer also thinks, and feels that most Americans agree, that “it's a mistake to nominate either of the party frontrunners right now.”