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A solution to homelessness in Phoenix seems successful, but funding is running out

By Katherine Davis-Young
Published December 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM EST

Downtown Phoenix businesses sued the city over a sprawling homeless encampment. The city's solution appears successful two years later, but funding for it is set to run out.

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