A former news source claims hypocrisy in a campaign slogan and discusses growing concerns over the Stratos data center project, silenced public comment, and backroom deals.
Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a monthly news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Gov. Cox’s campaign “ Disagree Better ” is astoundingly hypocritical.
How can we “disagree better” when we are not allowed to even disagree at all? Utahns’ voices have been stifled in response to the Stratos data center project through restricted public comment, accusations of being “professional protesters,” backroom deals closed to the public but open to developers and power brokers who stand to profit, and accelerated approval timelines.
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