Gov. Cox thinks there’s a smarter way to be tough on crime as prison sentences set to go up in Utah
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.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox signs 11 more bills in 2025 Legislative session
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Gov. Spencer Cox has signed 11 more bills during the 2025 Legislative session. Cox has already signed 12 other bills from earlier in the session, including the controversial "union buster" and transgender college dorm bills.