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How to Make the Case for Supportive Housing — Shelterforce With threats to homelessness programs, housing advocates are combining research and case-level data to show why supportive housing works.

How to Make the Case for Supportive Housing: shelterforce.org/2026/03/05/h...

Trump’s Cuts to Medicaid Threaten Services That Help Disabled People Live at Home - KFF Health News Iowa patient advocates say that in the face of federal Medicaid cuts, the state is quietly reducing in-home services that help people avoid being institutionalized. National groups are bracing for sim...

Patient advocates say state administrators in Iowa appears to be reining in Medicaid spending by cutting home care services for people with disabilities that help them live outside institutions.

National groups are bracing for similar cuts elsewhere.

I wrote this poem a few years before my son was diagnosed with leukemia. He certainly remained the same amazing person his entire life. In a world with better cancer treatment today would be his twentieth birthday. www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...

Utah lawmakers move to boost ongoing funding for homeless with help from ZYN tax • Utah News Dispatch Utah’s legislative leaders have given a green light to a significant infusion of new ongoing money for homelessness programs.

Utah lawmakers move to boost ongoing funding for homeless with help from ZYN tax utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/03/02/u...

Senate Vote on Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Bill Expected This Week  nlihc.org/resource/sen...

Something Borrowed, Something Cruel Trevor Lee, HB88, HB386, and the Greatest Hat Trick of Session

Nice summary of the weird path taken by a bill sponsored by Rep. Trevor Lee. Someone shared it with me this morning and seems with sharing again. open.substack.com/pub/elevatep...

HUD proposes time limits and work requirements for rental aid The rule would allow housing agencies and landlords to impose such requirements "to encourage self-sufficiency." Critics say most who can work already do, but their wages are low.

"President Trump proposed a two-year limit in his White House budget last year, along with slashing rental aid by 40%, but Congress rejected that. This rule would bypass Congress, assuming it's finalized."
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The big, important, $20 million, homeless services bill for this year's general session of the Utah Legislature is out-- with a fiscal note. You have to give Rep. Eliason credit for working through so many details with so many people. le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/...

Affordability still weighing on Utahns, economists say Utah economists on Wednesday broke down the factors determining how Utah consumers are really faring — and feeling — in today's economy.

Utah economists highlight challenges consumers face amid economic indicators like inflation, others. https://ow.ly/bcUK50Ymtwt

State Choices in Medical Frailty Work Requirement Exemption Can Keep Eligible People Covered Without carefully crafted policies and systems, many people with serious health conditions could lose coverage despite being eligible. Fortunately, there are concrete steps states can take that can re...

A burdensome #Medicaid work req. could put ppl w/ serious health conditions at risk of losing coverage despite being eligible. States can make proactive choices to reduce coverage losses for eligible populations, incl. those who are medically frail. www.cbpp.org/blog/state-c...

#Medicaid plays an important in keeping people of all ages healthy. As of Oct. 2025, nearly 70 million people with low incomes got their health coverage through the program. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

What is this White Paper Policy Project that Utah state legislator Trevor Lee is reposting on X? I does not seem to be coincidental that their name begins with the word "White". You don't have to spend much time on their website to find references to "Heritage Americans".

Study shows that parents with disabilities are more likely to live in unaffordable housing compared to nonparents with disabilities, parents without disabilities, and nondisabled nonparents. nlihc.org/resource/hou...

"I Hate How Quick People Are to Judge": Art Spotlights Voices From Homeless Shelters Alex Strada worked with 300 shelter staff members and residents to create "Public Address." The project will travel across New York City's five boroughs.

"I Hate How Quick People Are to Judge": Art Spotlights Voices From Homeless Shelters: shelterforce.org/2026/02/10/i...

Hidden fees can inflate your rent. State legislators want to change that. The measure would ensure that, with rent, “the price you see is the price you pay,” its sponsor said. It carries fines of up to $2,500 for violators.

The measure would ensure that, with rent, “the price you see is the price you pay,” its sponsor said. It carries fines of up to $2,500 for violators.

I am at the Utah Capitol Complex right now to support this important bill sponsored by @nateforutah.bsky.social

Can the 2034 Olympics bring unique funding to Utah to fight homelessness? A bill sponsored by @nateforutah.bsky.social would create a task force to explore the options. It is in Committee tomorrow at 8:30 AM.

Important housing bill to have hearing on Monday morning Global corporations that have never given a penny to support deeply affordable housing in Utah might invest in housing to end homelessness in our state if that investment would get attention during...

A bill that would create task force to develop a plan to use the 2034 Olympics to bring funding to Utah to help us reduce homelessness will be in committee on Monday morning,
www.crossroadsurbancenter.org/news/can-hos...

HB 88 helps human traffickers and domestic violence perpetrators Email from Crossroads Urban Center FACE Hunger and Homelessness Special Update HB 88 MAKES IT HARDER FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO GET HELP: PLEASE ASK LEGISLATIVE LEADERS

Why HB 88, sponsored by Rep. Trevor Lee, of the Utah House of Representatives, is a gift to human traffickers and domestic violence perpetrators: conta.cc/4s36VZR

the answer is yes

SB 255, sponsored by @nateforutah.bsky.social, would create a short term task force to identify the types of housing Utah needs to reduce homelessness before the 2034 Games and what kinds of investment tools can be created to bring funding to Utah to help produce that housing.

Protect Utah Families: Vote NO to HB 88 Voices for Utah Children advocates and advances policies and practices that are good for all of Utah’s children.

Protect Utah Families: Vote NO to HB 88
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a woman says " opportunities like this don t come along every day " ALT: a woman says " opportunities like this don t come along every day "

Tanking increases the number of things you can bet about on-line for each game. That is an opportunity for the kids. Like Superman's little buddy, crypto.

Feeding a child should never be a crime. Everyone in Utah should call their legislators and ask them to oppose HB 88.

Today is my daughter Samantha's tenth birthday. Despite the fact that she died in a car accident when she was five years old she is still very present in my life.

House overwhelmingly passes sweeping bipartisan housing package The House on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan, comprehensive housing package aimed at ameliorating the affordability crisis in the U.S. and increasing homeownership.  The legislation,…

House overwhelmingly passes sweeping bipartisan housing package
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Homeless 'mega-shelter' may get blocked by Utah House GOP leadership The House Majority Leader has filed a bill that would block plans for a homeless shelter campus in Salt Lake City's Northpointe neighborhood.

Good news. Utah does not need a detention center for homeless people. www.fox13now.com/news/politic...

HB 88 would make it a crime in Utah to give food to children who cannot prove they are authorized to be in the country. It is a bad bill. You should oppose it.

House Majority Leader Snider says he is running the bill to ban the proposed "mega-shelter" because he wants to preserve/protect the Great Salt Lake.

Speaker Schultz says they're trying to create a barrier from development and the lake. #utpol #Utah

Congress passed the FY26 HUD appropriations bill, protecting essential investments in supportive housing nationwide.

www.csh.org/2026/02/fy26...

#SupportiveHousing #EndHomelessness