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Cox: There are ‘broken incentive structures’ worsening Utah’s housing crisis
With the Utah Legislature’s 2025 general session around the corner, a big unanswered question is whether lawmakers will take more aggressive actions to tackle the state’s affordable housing crisis and whether they’ll use state preemption powers to do it. The issue of Utah’s high housing prices is one that Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has deemed his top priority and a “moral imperative” to address. Speaking to a room full of local leaders and housing wonks at the Grand America in Salt Lake City during a conference focused on housing solutions Wednesday, Cox said his arms are wide ...
