Utah lawmakers move to boost ongoing funding for homeless with help from ZYN tax

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: March 3, 2026

Words: 1,719

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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As they usually do each year, crucial decisions for homelessness funding are coming down to the wire with less than five days left until the end of the 2026 Utah Legislature at midnight on Friday.

Late last Friday the Legislature’s powerful budgetary body, the Executive Appropriations Committee, signaled Utah’s Republican legislative leaders have given a green light to a significant infusion of new ongoing money for homelessness programs — after homelessness advocates have …

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