Editorial Board: “Homelessness is a statewide problem, demanding statewide solutions and, more bluntly, access to the state’s bank account.”
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the Salt Lake City Council are
In his 2023 proposed state budget, released Friday, Gov. Spencer Cox shows some hopeful signs of understanding the depth of the problem and the need for the state to step up and do its part. That absolute requirement for any housing assistance program worthy of the name means that, unlike some state projects, no governor can propose that we pour some concrete around some steel and call it good.The services must be ongoing. Skilled and dedicated staff must be recruited and retained. Nonprofit organizations that are contracted to run the various services must have faith that their funding will be adequate and reliable.
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