Gov. Spencer Cox was invited to Biden inauguration, but said obligations prevented his attendance

The Republican state leader said he couldn’t make it because of the legislative session, upcoming State of the State speech.

(Jeffrey D. Allred | Deseret News, pool) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at the Utah state Capitol during the weekly COVID-19 press conference in Salt Lake City, Jan. 8, 2021.

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Bethany RodgersGovernment Reporter

Bethany began covering state government at The Tribune right in time for the 2018 election. She's a proud Maryland Terrapin and worked at newspapers in the D.C. area and in Orlando, Florida, before coming to Utah. Her aspiration is to one day keep an orchid alive for more than a month.