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Proposal has yet to be adopted, but it could be how Utah leaders react to Trump’s ‘crime and disorder’ executive order.

Mayor Andrea Davis writes, "We are not walking away. We are walking forward—with clearer tools, better coordination, and a stronger focus on getting people home." home.

After months of tight-lipped searching, state officials have announced the property they’ve zeroed in on for a new 1,300-bed “transformative” homeless campus.

Daniel Carlino writes, "We’re spending millions just to shuffle people from one unsafe location to another, instead of investing in real, lasting solutions."

Utah’s homelessness rate is still below national average – but the state’s annual report showed a ‘big jump.’

As the Johnston Street shelter enters its final weeks of operation, the race to place its remaining occupants into permanent housing continues.

Like other communities in Montana, Gallatin County and the Bozeman area have struggled with rising housing prices and homelessness during the last decade.

Jill Bonny writes, "If we are serious about reducing unsheltered homelessness, protecting public health, and moving people toward permanent housing, then we must invest in both low-barrier congregate and non-congregate shelters."

The governor hopes cities will pass an ordinance banning "persistent camping in one location" and encampments that block "free passage on sidewalks."

The Poverello has been working to secure the funding needed to redevelop portions of the old Clark Fork Inn on West Broadway into a veteran transitional housing facility.