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WFRC previews 2025 legislative session, highlights housing plan and transportation funding context
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WFRC staff briefed the committee on expectations for the 2025 Utah legislative session, emphasizing limited new appropriations, housing initiatives including the state housing plan and continued alignment with regional transportation investments.
Miranda Jones Cox, government affairs lead at the Wasatch Front Regional Council, briefed the Regional Growth Committee on Jan. 16, 2025, about the upcoming Utah legislative session and the intersecting policy issues likely to affect regional planning, notably housing and transportation.
Miranda said the 2025 session is being framed as a "socks and underwear" year—legislative shorthand for limited new appropriations—and that tax cuts, higher‑education reform, housing and energy policy are expected priorities. She noted that WFRC will play three roles during session: serve as a technical expert, convene partners, and advocate for policies and appropriations that support…
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