SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s governor unveiled his proposal for a $30.7 billion state budget for the coming fiscal year on Wednesday, which would include funds for a new state homeless campus and an expanded child tax credit for families with young children.

Due in part to significant cuts to federal spending enacted in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act over the summer, Gov. Spencer Cox ‘s budget proposal is lean this year and would represent a slight year-over-year decrease in state spending. It doesn’t ask for any additional income tax cuts after five straight years of reductions.

“This year is going to be a very tight budget for one big reason,” Cox told the KSL and Deseret News editorial boards ahead of the announcement. “And our economy is still doing very well. We’re seeing growt

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