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Indiana House sets $250 daily fines for boycotters
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's House Republicans have approved $250-a-day fines against Democratic legislators who are boycotting the Statehouse. The fines will start Monday. Most House Democrats skipped Thursday morning's floor session,...Tags: Punishment, Republican Party, Indiana, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party
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Governor has strong words for Democrats
WINONA LAKE — Governor Mitch Daniels says the Democrats should get back to work.
With his right arm held in a sling from recent surgery, the governor wasn't holding anything back about his feelings for Democrats.
"Come off it. Come home. Get...Tags: Republican Party, Arms, Indiana, Politics, Democratic Party
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Pressure still mounting for Indiana Dems to come back
As pressure mounts for Indiana Democrats to end their Statehouse boycott and get back to work, some members of the exiled caucus are holding town hall meetings to explain to their constituents why they are holed up in an Illinois hotel.
The longer the...Tags: Voting, Demonstration, Republican Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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How long will Indiana Statehouse standoff go?
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House of Representatives remained frozen in place for the eighth straight day Tuesday, and party leaders offered few indications that a thaw might be negotiated in the near future. The House adjourned about 3:30 p.m. with...Tags: Republican Party, Unions, Politics, Elections, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana)
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Indiana GOP lawmaker calls agenda criticism hurtful
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A leading Republican in the Indiana House has asked boycotting Democrats and their supporters to tone down the criticism directed at GOP lawmakers and their proposals. Ways and Means Committee chairman Jeff Espich of...Tags: Justice System, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Indiana, Laws
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UPDATE: Meeting fails to resolve Indiana House boycott
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Indiana House sat next to each other for nearly an hour Wednesday and talked without closing the gulf that has shut down legislative action in the state for more than a week.
House...Tags: Demonstration, Republican Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Elections
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Indiana House Dems leave state
INDIANAPOLIS — In legislative speak, it's sometimes called "the nuclear option" — and Democrats in the Indiana House of Representatives are using it.
The party's members left the House during a recess Monday afternoon and then left the...Tags: Voting, Employment Opportunities, Republican Party, Unions, Politics
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UPDATE: Indiana Dems spend third day in Illinois
WSBT's Kristin Bien reporting from Urbana, Illinois.Tags: Indiana, Illinois
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GOP starts radio ads over Indiana Democrats walkout
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans are trying to turn up the political heat over Indiana House Democrats leaving the state with radio ads ridiculing the move. One of the radio ads paid for by Gov. Mitch Daniels' Aiming Higher political committee...Tags: Parties and Movements, Entertainment, Republican Party, Indiana, Politics
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Lawmaker walkouts not uncommon
A walkout and road trip across state lines is certainly not something we see every year from our state lawmakers, but experts say it's not unheard of.
"Probably the more nationally famous walkout over redistricting occurred in Texas," said Sean Savage,...Tags: Voting, Republican Party, Unions, Politics, Human Interest
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Wisconsin Dems not deterred by recall threat, pay issue
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin state Sen. Chris Larson packed just his toothbrush and one extra shirt when he and 13 fellow Democrats fled the state last week, to avoid near-certain passage of the Republican governor's plan to strip public workers of...Tags: Tim Cullen, Republican Party, Unions, Politics, Human Interest
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Legislative walkout enters second week with no progress in sight
Democrat lawmakers in Indiana weren't at the Statehouse Monday morning. Instead, they began their day once again across the state line in Urbana, Illinois as they continue their protest against Republican bills they call an assault on the working class....Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Human Interest, Elections, Television
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