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Spencer Cox: “The President has proposed a $1 billion federal investment…”

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference

Published April 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:11

That's why I'm so encouraged to see growing attention and partnership, bipartisanship, partnership at the national level, of course. The President has proposed a $1 billion federal investment to help restore the Great Salt Lake. That proposal recognizes that what we've been saying now for many years, that this is not just a Utah problem, but a national priority. (04:11–04:17)

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“100% of the state of Utah is in drought.”
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“We are coming off the warmest winter on record by nearly 3 degrees.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 02:04-02:09
“Our snowpack measured just 2.7 inches of snow water equivalent, the lowest ever recorded for that date in Utah.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 02:16-02:24
“During the record-breaking winter of 2023, we had over 28 inches of snow water equivalent at that same time.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 02:40-02:51
“Utah's experience already 115 wildfires well ahead of normal.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 06:07-06:13
“More than 84% of those [wildfires] were human caused.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 06:13-06:17
“Utah has once again been named the number one state in the nation for economic outlook.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 00:18-00:23
“Our reservoirs currently stand at about 72% full, which is actually right around normal for this time of year.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 03:19-03:27
“We are already about 10% lower than we were at this time last year.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 03:28-03:32
“We will soon have campfire restrictions through most of [Utah].”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 07:08-07:20
“Yeah, [we] will be doing [an emergency drought declaration].”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 07:43-07:45
“There's a drought committee that will be meeting next week.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 07:45-07:49
“Over the past few years we've been putting money aside for a bad fire year.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 08:30-08:35
“If there is an investigation, it should be an independent investigation.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 12:23-12:28
“There's immense tension between the legislature and the legislative branch.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 12:54-13:00
“The legislature via the House of Representatives has the ability to do an investigation.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 14:09-14:16
“There is a national security piece to this that has to be acknowledged.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 15:32-15:37
“We have an obligation, I think every state has an obligation when it comes to this space to allow these types of data centers to be built in…”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 15:51-16:05
“Data centers use all the water and destroy everything around them. And that's just not true.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 16:55-17:01
“It's not taking additional water away from the Great Salt Lake.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 17:15-17:19
“You have to meet the air quality standards, period.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 17:23-17:31
“We have air quality standards that we have to abide by, that they have to abide by.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 17:24-17:31
“These companies, if and when they decide to build, they're going to have to build their own power supplies.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 17:50-17:59
“They're going to put power back on the grid, which will help us keep our power rates lower than, than anywhere else in the country.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 18:00-18:08
“MAIDA has a process that they go through and hearings that they go through and people have had a chance to provide feedback.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 18:56-19:06
“I vetoed a bill based on judicial independence.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 21:25-21:29
“We do have checks on the judiciary, and this retention elections are one of them.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 21:33-21:38
“Retention elections are part of our Constitution from the beginning, and I think retention elections are very important.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 22:02-22:08
“I don't think they followed the Constitution in that decision.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 23:01-23:05
“An independent investigation is so important, because the allegations are serious.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 24:17-24:23
“When you sign up to be a judge in this state, you get held to a higher standard.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 25:05-25:12
“This is going to be really, really helpful for rural Utah if we are chosen by the federal government.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 26:39-26:58
“Manufacturing, the opportunity for manufacturing in the state increases significantly.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 27:29-27:34
“This really is about job creation and about lower power rates for industries all across the state.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 27:57-28:05
“We are renowned across the country for our recruitment. We're ahead, I think we're number one in the country for recruitment.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 29:50-30:00
“We are implementing new technologies and new standards that the military is adopting and we're really seen as the gold standard.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 30:03-30:14
“It's a reduction in, in the gas tax, not, not just a holiday.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 30:42-30:46
“We can't control what's happening at the international level when it comes to the price of gas.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 30:54-31:01
“We've got to get this war over with and get the strait open as soon as possible.”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 31:10-31:14
“No new developments right now [on the construction of the ICE detention center in Salt Lake City].”
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to media at monthly news conference | Uploaded April 30, 2026 | 32:44-32:47
“No movement yet from, from the comments earlier this week [on a potential short-term Colorado river deal].”
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“I support ivf.”
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“We are going to have to look at water pricing in our state.”
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