http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_187001145.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_187001145.html Democratic legislative leaders want Indiana to reconsider the way it divvies up school funding, claiming the formula in the new state budget will devastate public education. Under the budget signed into law Tuesday, schools can lose money if they lose students, while fast-growing suburban schools will receive large funding increases. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_184165933.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_184165933.html A Democratic state senator says the two-year state budget approved this week devastates many public schools. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:15:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_181111731.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_181111731.html Indiana’s state agencies are preparing for a government shutdown even though officials hope lawmakers will pass a new budget by midnight today when the current budget expires.Without a budget or a backup spending plan, most of state government would stop running. The state Board of Finance was prepared to meet Wednesday to keep prisons and state police running. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:43:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_180214632.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_180214632.html Democratic House Speaker Patrick Bauer announced a possible agreement with Republican state lawmakers on a new state budget early Monday night. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:14:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_180121613.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_180121613.html Indiana legislative leaders are back at the Statehouse as they seek a budget agreement before the current budget expires at the end of Tuesday. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:43:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_174133624.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_174133624.html The Indiana Senate has approved legislation that would keep state government running if lawmakers don’t enact a new budget by the time the current spending plan expires at the end of the month. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:38:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_169122445.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_169122445.html The Democrat-led Indiana House has approved a new state budget that now heads to the Republican-ruled Senate for a major overhaul. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:52:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_168085111.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_168085111.html A proposal to help a struggling Indianapolis sports board hit a legislative speed bump Tuesday, while a plan to move a Gary casino seems to have reached a dead end.The Democrat-led House Ways and Means Committee made several changes Tuesday to Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to help the Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, which runs the city's sports stadiums and convention center. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_166222431.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_166222431.html Democrats who control the Indiana House advanced their version of a new state budget to the full chamber on Monday with little sign that it will gain much if any support from outnumbered Republicans. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_162221611.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_162221611.html The Indiana General Assembly began a special, budget-writing session Thursday amid discord over spending between House Democrats and Gov. Mitch Daniels and his fellow GOP lawmakers. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_161224438.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_161224438.html Indiana lawmakers will convene for a special, budget-writing legislative session on today that stands to cost taxpayers at least $12,000 a day in a state that has seen its revenue plunge in the past year. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_153142509.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_153142509.html Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is calling legislators back to the Statehouse next week to resume work on a new state budget. Wed, 13 May 2009 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_133191712.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_133191712.html Gov. Mitch Daniels signed legislation Wednesday that proponents hope will ultimately fix Indiana’s bankrupt unemployment insurance fund. Tue, 12 May 2009 06:14:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_131124722.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_131124722.html Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed a bill that proponents say will give teachers more legal protection for trying to maintain classroom discipline. Thu, 07 May 2009 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_127233243.html http://www.tribstar.com/indianalegislature/local_story_127233243.html Gov. Mitch Daniels will outline his ideas for Indiana’s budget before he calls lawmakers into a mid-June special legislative session to create a new spending plan.