Do cutbacks in government spending have silver linings? They do for some people in Utah. Utah is the first state to switch to a four-day work week for government employees. Although state police, prison guards and employees of the court and public universities aren’t included in the one-year experiment, 17,000 employees will be working 10-hour days Monday-Thursday. This will enable lights, heat and air conditioning to be turned off in 1,000 buildings, providing an estimated savings of $3 million. Thankfully for the government employees now celebrating 3-day weekends, employees of state-run liquor stores will still be working on Fridays.