Advocates call for state to tap rainy day fund rather than cut social services, education

(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and Senate workers conduct business during the Utah Legislature's first-ever digital special session at the Capitol, April 16, 2020. Advocates are urging lawmakers to tap the state's rainy day fund rather than make painful cuts to education and social services.

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