What’s in a name? Utah budget leader wants to rename state’s education fund

FILE - Republican Sen. Jerry Stevenson looks on during a Senate news conference at the Utah State Capitol on March 7, 2018, in Salt Lake City. Companies owned by three Republican Utah legislators have received up to $2.7 million as part of the $600 billion-plus federal rescue package meant to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Treasury Department data. The data released Monday, July 6, 2020, shows companies owned by House Speaker Brad Wilson, Sen. Stevenson and Rep. Mike Schultz received loans. There is no evidence that these lawmakers or their businesses received special treatment. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)