Salt Lake City mayor ‘encouraged’ by lawmakers’ approach to homeless funding this year

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 1,511

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago


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Compared to a year ago — when Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall expressed concerns that Utah lawmakers’ appetite to “control” the state’s capital city had grown to a new “punitive” level — this year’s session was starkly different.

“I can say without a doubt, this is one of the most productive legislative sessions that we’ve had as far as our relationship goes with state legislators,” Mendenhall told reporters during a news conference …

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