Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for a more coordinated approach to the state’s tough-on-crime streak as the 2025 legislative session came to a close. Lawmakers introduced a record 86 bills this year increasing criminal penalties — far more than at any other point in the past decade — with over half of them becoming law.

Now that the legislative session is over, the governor must decide whether to sign or veto controversial bills affecting Utah's mail-in voting and banning pride flags in schools and public buildings.

The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a proposal requiring voters to opt in to receive their ballots in the mail. Voters who want to return their ballots by mail or to a

Utah education leaders are asking Gox. Spencer Cox to veto a bill that diverts Utahns’ property taxes away from local public schools and instead drops them into the state’s general fund.

An LGBTQ advocacy group is urging Gov. Spencer Cox to veto a bill that would prohibit certain flags in classrooms, but the governor seems to favor the measure.

Lawmakers in the 2025 legislative session have prioritized an income tax cut. There's not room in the budget for a Social Security tax cut, they said.

Eleven individuals in Utah are charged with forging signatures during the signature-gathering process for candidates in the 2024 primary elections, affecting multiple campaigns.

Governor Cox said Friday night he will not veto the bill to bar prominent displays of Pride flags in schools and government buildings.He said he would not comme