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

February 19, 2026
Trump is pressuring Utah on an AI bill. Gov. Cox says states should lead on policy

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 goes against the Administration’s AI agenda.”

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