UPDATE: GOP lawmaker who owns fireworks business walks back urging Utahns to defy Gov. Cox’s pyro restrictions

Rep. Matt MacPherson said after this story was first published that he supports emergency fireworks restrictions, but he believes Cox has overstepped his legal authority.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-Salt Lake County, at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-Salt Lake County, at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

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