State of the State

Painting a picture based on the classical ideals of the United States, Gov. Spencer Cox took time in his annual speech to address the national mood and highlight work that will “improve the welfare of the citizens of Utah.”

"My friends, we are so fortunate to live in this state at this moment," Gov. Spencer Cox said in his speech. "I submit that no state in this nation and no people in this country better reflect Franklin’s virtues than ours. Here we still believe in those old-fashioned concepts of order, temperance, justice, frugality, industry, humility, sincerity and, yes, even moderation."

Gov. Spencer Cox began his second term determined to push Utah to build houses, infrastructure and strong communities.

"Built Here means still doing the big things — the hard things — in our lives and in this session," Gov. Spencer Cox declared in his annual address.

In his fourth address, Gov. Spencer Cox touts past accomplishments and Utahns’ willingness to lend a hand to those in need.

Utah's annual State of the State Address will be delivered on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. MT.

Gov. Spencer Cox and Attorney General Sean Reyes say lawsuits will be filed “as soon as possible.”

Gov. Spencer Cox highlighted education, housing, water and quality of life issues in his annual state address.

"I truly believe that there has never been a better time in the history of the world to be alive than right now," Cox said. "And there has never been a better place to live than right here, in Utah."

Utah’s governor laid out his priorities in his annual State of the State address Thursday night.

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.

Utah's House and Senate Democrats respond to Gov. Spencer Cox's State of the State address.