Homelessness relief plan slashed as Utah lawmakers weigh billions for baseball and hockey
Lawmakers are weighing one-time funding that could add hundreds of new shelter beds.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City’s first legal homeless camp is shown in December 2023. Lawmakers are considering a $55 million spending plan that could pay for the creation of a permanent camp elsewhere in Utah's capital.
Blake joined The Tribune in March 2022 to cover city and county government before becoming an editor in 2024. He is a University of Minnesota graduate who started his journalism career in Las Vegas, where he covered local government, state politics and the depletion of the Colorado River. He is dad to a Golden Retriever named Woodward.
Blake joined The Tribune in March 2022 to cover city and county government before becoming an editor in 2024. He is a University of Minnesota graduate who started his journalism career in Las Vegas, where he covered local government, state politics and the depletion of the Colorado River. He is dad to a Golden Retriever named Woodward.