Utah budget plan would “keep the lights on” but not much more

A roughly $20 billion state budget plan expected to be released Friday will “keep the lights on” and take care of Utah’s most pressing needs but may do little beyond that, one of its primary architects says.Uncertainty over the coronavirus and the constraints of Utah’s budgeting system have lawmakers treading carefully as they craft a spending plan this year, Sen. Jerry Stevenson told reporters Friday.“As this whole session has unwound ... this shadow of the coronav