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Cox campaign accepted $10K from foreign subsidiary as appointee reviewed controversial lithium project

State Engineer Teresa Wilhelmsen insists her decision was “made independently of other government departments, divisions or elected offices.”

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gubernatorial candidate Gov. Spencer Cox speaks to reporters in Salt Lake City, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, after winning the GOP nomination. The Cox campaign accepted a $10,000 donation from the subsidiary of a foreign company looking to get a lithium mining project approved by the state.

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