Spencer Cox

Utah’s Legislature has considered dozens of housing-related bills in recent years. The mayor of Draper says it’s “like a fire hose sometimes for us,” and towns need time to see what works.

Nielsen has served as a judge on Utah’s Third District Court since 2024 and brings both private practice and public sector legal experience to the state’s highest court. He still has to be confirmed by the Utah Senate.

At the “This is the Turning Point Tour” event in Logan, the crowd carried signs to display the late Charlie Kirk’s disagreement with Cox and often booed the governor.

The Trump administration wants to do away with the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Established in 2001, it stopped road construction and logging on national forest lands — including four million acres in Utah.

Speaking on Sunday morning interviews, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox revealed that suspect Tyler Robinson is “not cooperating” and that friends paint a picture of someone radicalized in the dark corners of the internet.

Utah State University in Logan was on Charlie Kirk’s itinerary after he started his tour at Utah Valley University. Here’s what students had to say about Gov. Spencer Cox’s call to rein in political violence.

Cox spoke Friday at a news conference announcing the arrest of the suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination. Cox said this is a moment to make a choice: escalate or "find an off-ramp.”

Robinson was turned in by family members who reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Gov. Cox thanked the family “who did the right thing in this case,” he said.

“I think there's going to be a lot of soul searching on the part of people in politics in Utah, community leaders and campus leaders,” said Utah State political scientist Damon Cann.

As the manhunt continues, state officials and law enforcement are asking for help from the public in identifying the suspect.

“It's a tragic day for our nation,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. “I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination.”

The details of the mission are still to come, but the guard would support local agencies through administrative roles such as transportation, fingerprinting and data entry.