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Taylor Stevens

State Government Reporter

Taylor covers Utah politics and government for The Tribune, where she has worked since January 2017. A Salt Lake native and Westminster College alumna, Taylor first joined The Tribune team as an intern on a single day’s notice.

Advocates want a needle exchange program in St. George to help the city’s homeless, but not everyone’s on board

By Bethany Rodgers | Taylor Stevens | August 31, 2021, 1:05 p.m.

To stand without government funding, a St. George homeless shelter runs a dog daycare and other side businesses

By Taylor Stevens | Bethany Rodgers | August 11, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

‘I can hardly look anyone in the eye’: St. George’s homeless feel shame in the conservative culture

By Bethany Rodgers | Taylor Stevens | August 10, 2021, 4:55 p.m.

‘Kayak court’ brings the justice system to Salt Lake City’s homeless on the banks of the Jordan River

By Taylor Stevens | July 27, 2021, 12:52 p.m.

‘Done with Moab:’ Now living in his car, longtime community DJ says the town is unaffordable

By Taylor Stevens | Bethany Rodgers | July 27, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

Moab ‘dirtbaggers’ blur the line between homeless and not

By Bethany Rodgers | Taylor Stevens | July 24, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

Moab locals say tourists, newcomers are running them out of their own community

By Bethany Rodgers | Taylor Stevens | July 19, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

Photo essay: Moab’s homeless live ‘just on the edge of survival’

By Taylor Stevens | Trent Nelson | Bethany Rodgers | July 15, 2021, 12:08 p.m.

Utah renters are doubling up with roommates, family members to make ends meet

By Taylor Stevens | Bethany Rodgers | July 14, 2021, 3:58 p.m.

After discovering their mutual cheating boyfriend, 3 Utah and Idaho women moved into a bus to see the West together

By Taylor Stevens | July 14, 2021, 4:30 p.m.

Please forgo personal fireworks this year, Utah elected leaders beg

By Taylor Stevens | June 30, 2021, 6:36 p.m.

Utahns try ‘van life’ as rents and home prices soar

By Taylor Stevens | June 30, 2021, 3:25 p.m.

An anti-camping ordinance in Provo has pushed the unsheltered out of view. Where have they gone?

By Taylor Stevens | Bethany Rodgers | June 25, 2021, 1:02 p.m.

The Road Home opens new 65-unit apartment complex to get the chronically homeless off the streets

By Taylor Stevens | June 25, 2021, 2:26 a.m.

Here’s why rent in Utah County has surged ahead of Salt Lake County

By Bethany Rodgers | Taylor Stevens | June 27, 2021, 7:40 p.m.

Some vaccinated Utahns still contract COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know about these ‘breakthrough cases.’

By Taylor Stevens | June 21, 2021, 1:12 p.m.

Utah County has halved chronic homeless over three years. Here’s how.

By Taylor Stevens | Bethany Rodgers | June 18, 2021, 12:00 p.m.

Here’s why Cox says he can’t issue a ban on fireworks in Utah and what he suggests instead

By Taylor Stevens | June 17, 2021, 8:39 p.m.

Inland port board approves $40 million budget that includes money for a new transloading facility

By Taylor Stevens | June 17, 2021, 4:22 a.m.

Searing audit says Utah agriculture agency failed to follow up on hundreds of ‘critical’ food violations

By Bethany Rodgers | Taylor Stevens | June 16, 2021, 9:53 p.m.