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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Low-income advocates say they're worried that a policy change could force them to pay to rent meeting rooms at the Capitol at a time their budgets are already strained.
The Capitol Preservation Board has told nonprofit groups that they no longer will get free use of meeting rooms at the Capitol.
During the past legislative session, the fees were waived. But because of tightened state budgets, groups will have to pay fees that start at $50 per hour.
Linda Hilton, director of the Coalition of Religious Communities, says the change could hurt her organizational efforts.
She says her group hold weekly meetings at the Capitol while the Legislature is in session to train volunteers, but that might not be possible in the future.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune
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