Trump is pressuring Utah on an AI bill. Gov. Cox says states should lead on policy ^80.1%

KUER - By Hugo Rikard-Bell - 2/20/2026, 1:22 AM

Speaking at POLITICO’s 2026 Governor’s Summit in Washington, D.C., Gov. Spencer Cox pushed back on the Trump administration meddling in state policy on AI regulation and child safety. In a memo, the White House told the state that it’s against Republican Rep. Doug Fiefia’s AI child safety bill, HB286, declaring it “an unfixable bill that... more