We’ll work it out, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says of brewing fight with Idaho over gas tax

Utah House speaker says “threatening to kill the Great Salt Lake does not end well for Idaho,” but Cox believes cooler heads will prevail.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a press conference on efforts to protect Utah citizens, the agriculture community, and institutions from adversarial foreign influence at the Utah Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

We’ll work it out, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says of brewing fight with Idaho over gas tax

Utah House speaker says “threatening to kill the Great Salt Lake does not end well for Idaho,” but Cox believes cooler heads will prevail.

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