Cox calls for kindness after anti-mask protests
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Governor Spencer J. Cox sports an I love Dr. Dunn t-shirt during a press conference Thursday to provide updates on the ongoing pandemic during the weekly briefing on COVID-19 at the Capitol, May 6, 2021. State epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn is leaving her statewide post to instead lead Salt Lake County s Health Department.
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SALT LAKE CITY â Governor Spencer Cox called for Utahns to show kindness in the face of COVID-19 restrictions being lifted and heated protests against pandemic health orders.
At his weekly news conference on the state s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor addressed ongoing protests over masks in schools. However,
Utah bar to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine to dine in The Bayou restaurant facing hard criticism for pandemic related issues
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SALT LAKE CITY â A Salt Lake City bar is being bombarded with angry phone calls, because the bar is going to require customers be vaccinated to get in the door.
While irate callers claim it s against the law, HIPAA, and the constitution, The Bayou owners said it s legal and they re doing it to keep people safe.
After more than a year with the front door closed, the inside empty, and curbside pickup only, The Bayou is ready to reopen and welcome customers back.
First lady Jill Biden seemed right at home Wednesday interacting with students and praising teachers at a middle school on the west side of Salt Lake City.
Here are snapshots of first lady Jill Biden’s three hours in Salt Lake City on Wednesday:
1:39 p.m. Arrival
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) From left, Gov. Spencer Cox and Utah first lady Abby Cox welcome U.S. first lady Jill Biden at Salt Lake City International Airport, Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
As Biden reached the tarmac, she was greeted by Gov. Spencer Cox and first lady Abby Cox. They exchanged pleasantries before Abby Cox handed her a small paper bag containing a gift. White House staffers opened it near reporters, and it appeared to be a gold bracelet with small beehives on it. Beehives are Utah’s state emblem.