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The executive powers of government are vested in the Governor.The current governor is Spencer Cox, a Republican. Gary Herbert, the previous governor, assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., who was appointed United States Ambassador to China by President Barack Obama.
In 2012 a major data breach allowed hackers to access the health data of 700,000 people in the Department of Health records. [3] Utah Department of Health enables consumer access to personal and family immunization records on-file with Utah State Immunization Information System (USIIS) through the Docket app. [4]
The state of Utah sued the federal government Tuesday in an attempt to gain control of millions of acres of public lands. The state is seeking a transfer of 18.5 million acres — about a third of ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's legislature became the latest in the U.S. to pass a bill Friday prohibiting diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.
The governor of Utah is the head of government of Utah [2] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces. [3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws [2] as well as the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Utah Legislature. [4] The governor may also convene the legislature on "extraordinary occasions". [5]
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The Utah State Legislature meets in the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. The Republicans currently have super-majorities in both the House and Senate. They control the House by a margin of 59–16 and the Senate by 23–6. The current Senate President is Stuart Adams (R), and the Speaker of the House is Brad Wilson (R). [3] [4] [5]
The unappropriated lands the state is seeking to manage are 18.5 million acres (7.5 million hectares) controlled by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, or 34% of the land in Utah, the state said ...