Utah Governor Cox Seeks MIDA Changes After Agency Shepherds Data Center Project

News Clip1:55KSL News Utah·Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT·8/21/2026

Governor Cox addressed the abandonment of DHS's plans for an ICE facility in Salt Lake. During his press conference, he expressed a desire for lawmakers to implement changes regarding MIDA, an entity that has been instrumental in facilitating a local data center project.

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In Governor Cox’s presser, he said he wants lawmakers to make changes, specifically to MIDA, which has been helping shepherd the Data Center Project. ---- Socials for KSL TV: https://twitter.com/KSL5TV https://www.facebook.com/ksltv https://www.instagram.com/kslnews/ Socials for KSL NewsRadio: https://twitter.com/kslnewsradio https://www.facebook.com/KSLNewsradio/ https://www.instagram.com/ksl_newsradio/