Salt Lake City mayor dings Legislature on COVID and homelessness — ‘when the state stepped back, we stepped up’

Erin Mendenhall cites progress on air quality and the capital’s efforts on housing and homelessness, but says Utah’s Capitol Hill needs to do more to help.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall gives the State of the City address at City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall gives the State of the City address at City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

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