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Gov. Cox rejected comparisons of Utah homeless shelter to Nazi concentration camp

Cox called the proposal the most compassionate homeless policy in the country.

Cox said he hopes the federal government can cover funding for the expensive project.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox recommitted on Wednesday to the state’s novel proposal to solve chronic homelessness by investing upwards of $100 million in a 30 acre, 1,200-1,600-bed “central campus” near the Salt Lake City Airport.

Cox called funding for the site his “top priority” for the 2026 legislative session during a housing conference at the University of Utah where he pushed back against a New York Times article that cited a source who likened Utah’s campus plan to a Nazi concentration camp.

“This idea that it’s compared to Nazi

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