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Show Citizens' day at the Legislature set Utah Issues 12th annual Citizens' Day at the Legislature will be held Friday, Feb. 2, in the first floor auditorium of the state office building from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The conference, sponsored by Utah Issues and numerous community com-munity groups, offers an opportunity opportuni-ty for citizens concerned about bills and budgets affecting low-income citizens the opportunity to discuss issues informally with their legislators. "Utah's human services faces a fiscal emergency," according to Bill Walsh, director of Utah Issues. 'Despite huge surpluses in state revenues, increasing needs and program pro-gram cuts over the past few years have devastated thousands of poor and disadvantaged Utahns, resulting in increased poverty and homelessness, and a crisis in our health care delivery system. Low income citizens need to be actively involved in the legislative process in order to address this human services ser-vices emergency, and participating in Citizens' Day is one way to do so," Walsh said. Governor Bangerter will welcome citizens to the conference, and background information will be presented during the morning session ses-sion on low-income issues like funding fun-ding for public assistance, Citizens will visit the House and Senate to lobby legislators on specific bills and budgets, and legislators will join participants for a box lunch at noon to share ideas and concerns. The conference and the luncheon are free, and the public is invited. Donations are welcomed. For reservations re-servations and further information, call Utah Issues at 521-2035. - i ' A -.'-'' t ' " - - The gypsy moth caterpillar has defoliated millions of acres of trees and shrubs in the northeastern United States. In 1988, the gypsy moth and its life stages were found in Utah along the east bench of Bountiful. |