Rising costs of living and health care are consuming Utahns’ budgets. Here’s what lawmakers propose

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 900

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Brittany Bringhurst has been climbing a ladder since 2009 when she bought her starter home in Las Vegas for $150,000, which eventually led to her move to her multi-generational, $500,000 Kaysville home. But that path doesn’t exist for her children, she said at a news conference in front of the Utah State Capitol surrounded by lawmakers and community leaders advocating for affordability solutions in the state.

Now, legislators are debating cuts to Medicaid and …

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