
Gov. Spencer Cox signed off on Utah’s anti-DEI bill Tuesday setting in motion a far-reaching rollback of diversity efforts across all of public education and government in the state. Utah is now the latest in a string of red states to pass similar measures into law. And while his approval of HB261 was largely anticipated — the Republican governor has been vocal on the issue in the past few months — it does mark a shift further to the right for Cox. He started his term in office in January...