Indiana lawmakers send two-year state budget bill to governor's desk

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Rep. Craig Fry, right, D-Mishawaka, discusses the budget on the house floor at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)

Story Created: Jun 30, 2009 at 6:17 PM EST

Story Updated: Jun 30, 2009 at 6:28 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have passed a new two-year state budget with just hours to spare before the current spending plan was set to expire.

The Republican-controlled Senate voted 34-16 Tuesday in favor of the plan, which the Democrat-led House had passed on a 62-37 vote amid impassioned debate earlier in the day.

The budget now heads to Gov. Mitch Daniels. Republican leaders say he supports the plan, which would spend an estimated $27.8 billion over two years and protect the state's reserves.

Lawmakers had faced a midnight deadline to pass a new budget or stopgap funding measure to prevent most state government from shutting down.

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