Utah Launches New Programs To Help Businesses Harmed By Pandemic
Utah businesses that experienced severe economic loss last year can now apply for a grant from the state. To be eligible, companies must have lost 90% of their revenue during any four months of 2020 compared to the year before. Gov. Spencer Cox said Thursday the state has $15 million to spend on the program. Businesses have until April 27 to apply at coronavirus.utah.gov/business. —
Sonja Hutson
There are about
140,000 Utahns living with housing instability. That’s people who have a low income and spend more than half of it on rent and utilities. That data is from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities — a Washington D.C. based research group. President Joe Biden has listed expanding the federal housing voucher program as one tool to address affordability. The center said Biden is expected to unveil his full plan next week. It argues more than 9 million renters across the country could move above the poverty line with more federal assistance. —