Spencer Cox

A child stares at a phone screen in bed instead of sleeping.

Opinion

Opinion: We protect children in the physical world — why not the digital world?

Social media is feeding the mental health crisis faced by America’s children.

By Chris Stewart and Spencer Cox

Ben Kelly with the Utah Department of Transportation Incident Management Team helps Jared Searle change a flat tire.

Opinion

Opinion: How to be ‘recklessly good’ in state government

‘Reckless goodness’ in government means constantly striving to innovate and find ways to serve the public better

By Spencer Cox and Rich Saunders

A family from Palm Bay, Florida, watches the sunset on the final evening of their vacation at the Great Salt Lake.

Opinion

Opinion: ‘There is real danger to inaction’ — Gov. Spencer Cox speaks on surviving the drought

Utah lawmakers are taking action to save the Great Salt Lake and our reservoirs, but we need all Utahns to come together.

By Spencer Cox

Saltair on the shores of the Great Salt Lake near Magna.

Opinion

Opinion: Utah’s drought, pollution and land issues can be solved this way

The state has a robust history of success in solving big problems. In its early years, it adapted unique, evidence-based agricultural practices to our desert landscape.

By Noelle E. Cockett and Spencer Cox

Protesters gather outside the Governor’s Mansion in Salt Lake City.

Opinion

Comparing COVID-19 restrictions to Nazi tactics is disgraceful and offensive

Protecting public health should never be equated to the horrors committed by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust.

By Spencer Cox and Seth Brysk

Politics

A message from Utah’s governor: ‘Let’s leave contempt at the door’

We must work together to rebuild the Republican Party.

By Spencer Cox

Opinion

Spencer Cox: Why I’m running for governor

We must never forget that just like there is an American dream that we all aspire to achieve, there is a Utah dream, too.

By Spencer Cox

Opinion

Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox: The Self-Reliant Utah Plan will help us recover — and grow — from the COVID-19 pandemic

Our long-term objective is to be prepared as individuals, families and communities and to make Utah the most self-sufficient state in the nation.

By Spencer Cox

Opinion

From the governor: Help Utah officials slow the spread of COVID-19

Guest opinion

By Gary Herbert, Spencer Cox, and 4 more

Opinion

Guest opinion: Utah’s greatness lies in the strength of its people

By Spencer Cox