Homelessness

A Cache Valley nonprofit is exploring the idea of creating a year-round resource center for those experiencing homelessness. Many residents support the idea, but funding is limited.

In other news, a Utah conservation group is joining a global grassroots network to fight for the Great Salt Lake. And, the Provo Airport is getting $87 million over the next 15 years.

Salt Lake Tribune reporters join host Tom Williams to talk about the latest news, including Utah resorts accounting for two of the three most expensive ski trips in the U.S.

Shireen Ghorbani and Wayne Neiderhauser, former Utah Senate President, discuss Utah's approach to tackling homelessness and its causes.

As temperatures plunge in one of Utah’s coldest counties, a warming center is seeing record numbers of people needing shelter, and is urgently seeking more volunteers to help.

Aired Oct. 25. Tribune reporters Jose Davila IV and Carmen Nesbitt join host UPR’s Tom Williams to talk about the latest news, including Utah having several contenders for the site of a massive new homeless campus.

Our hosts discuss the decision to raise children, Harris' proposal for a "bipartisan advisory council," and where to track your ballot.

In other news, a new fire in the Uinta Mountains burned 1,500 acres in one day. And, a group of South Jordan residents are petitioning for a bridge over Mountain View Corridor.

In other news, funding issues have halted a bill meant to help Utah's childcare shortage. And, former state Sen. Karen Mayne, who served in the legislature for 15 years, died at age 78.

In other news, Salt Lake County is considering a bond that would combine two jails and build a "Justice and Accountability Center" to help with homelessness and mental health.