‘We can all be patriotic with our own flavor,’ Gov. Cox reflects ahead of America 250

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 648

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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During Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox’s final meeting as chair of the Western Governors’ Association, a children’s ensemble from Mis Raices Academy performed the national anthem and “America the Beautiful” in mariachi style.

That musical selection made on the week the country is expected to celebrate America 250, Cox later said, was deliberate.

“You probably haven’t heard the national anthem like that before, or ‘America the Beautiful’ like that before, and it may have …

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