(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) "There is no way the Legislature is going to approve a mask mandate at this stage," Gov. Spencer J. Cox said Aug. 31, 2021, during his administration's update on the ongoing pandemic at the Capitol. Cox and Salt Lake County filed their responses in court Sept. 23, 2021, to a lawsuit over masks in schools.
Becky Jacobs is a Report for America corps member and writes about women’s issues and the status of women in Utah for The Salt Lake Tribune.