Long a problem in Utah, the latest shiny object to tackle homelessness is a 1,300-bed campus on the west side of Salt Lake City. But it comes with a hefty price tag. This week, Utah lawmakers are looking to the federal government and reaching into their own piggy bank to come up with the cash to tackle homelessness.
Voices:
- Gov. Spencer Cox (archival audio)
- Katie McKellar, reporter with Utah News Dispatch
- Rep. Tyler Clancy, a Republican from Provo
- Sen. Jennifer Plumb, a Democrat from Salt Lake City
- Nick Coleman, Interim Homeless Coordinator, Utah Office of Homeless Services
Recommended Reading and Listening:
- Preliminary budget signals ‘vote of confidence’ for Utah’s homelessness approach
- The Ogden police homeless advocates housed 50% more people in 2025
- 1,000 Utahns could lose housing under Trump’s homelessness priorities
- LA uses AI to prevent homelessness. Utah’s new state coordinator is ‘all ears’
- Homelessness, education and literacy top Cox’s asks in a flat $30B Utah budget
- Could Utah opioid settlement cash help with Salt Lake City’s new homeless campus?
- Homeless advocates worry about local funding as Utah aligns with Trump exec order
- With homelessness up 18% in Utah, Mendenhall leans again on the state to act
- Mendenhall wants more ‘serious consideration’ from the state on SLC’s public safety
- Mendenhall’s new homelessness and safety plan pushes for more policing, state help
