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Utah Gov. Cox: FEMA will take applications for COVID-related funeral costs up to $9k

Michele Roepke
Mar 25, 2021

UTAH. — In a weekly scheduled live press conference televised on ABC 4 Utah, Governor Cox told Utahns that starting in April, FEMA will take applications for COVID-related funeral costs up to $9,000.

Cox and his wife then proceeded to get their first COVID vaccinations live on tv while he affably mentioned the lack of “gun show” as he exposes his arms saying, “Every day is leg day at their house.”

The Governor also discussed the fact that COVID cases are steadily decreasing around the state.

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I've lived in Park City for 30 years but right off the starting line, my journalism professors expressed plaudits after class for writing more so about the small-town sports in the surrounding mountains than the urban updates they assigned. Therefore, I’m on par punning and penning Parkites' pastimes. Turning high and early through my career, I’ve worked communications for The Olympics, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Additionally, there's been National Geographic, Patagonia, NCAA, USA Nordic and the United States Library of Congress, so I guess you could say this ain't my first rodeo.

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