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Gov. Spencer Cox highlighted education, housing, water and quality of life issues in his annual state address.
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As lawmakers get back to work, the legislature will again try to balance needs, wants and big ideas with two powerful forces: the budget and a desire for tax cuts.
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The Salt Lake City Council appropriated over $20 million for affordable housing projects in 2022.
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In the absence of any official services from either the City of Provo or the county government, churches and nonprofits are doing what they can for the unsheltered.
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Spencer Cox is asking for $150 million to go toward housing projects in next year’s budget.
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The $28.4 billion proposed budget tackles some of the biggest issues facing Utah.
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Central Utah faces the same housing crunch as the rest of the state and the loss of an affordable housing project is an even bigger blow
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The rest of Utah, outside of Salt Lake City, has seen a much more significant increase in people experiencing homelessness as well.
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Residents at Lesley’s Mobile Home Park received notice in early September that the area was rezoned and they would have to leave by May 31, 2023. Some residents are being pushed to leave much sooner than they thought.
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More than 75% of Utahns are priced out of homeownership.
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State funding would help build 1,078 affordable housing units in the coming years.
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Residents at Lesley’s Mobile Home Park in Riverdale received notice they must vacate their lot but aren’t being bought out. Many have nowhere to go.