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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - "Q&A: A guide to the Indiana House standoff"
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener has this "guide" in today's Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes:
Q: Are Democrats being paid while they’re off in Urbana, Ill.?Eric Bradner of the Evansville Courier & Press has this report from the "front," headed "Indiana Democrats staying put in Urbana for weekend: Monday looking like no-show, too."A: Yes. Lawmakers receive annual salaries that don’t change based on how much or little they’re at the Statehouse.
They also receive per-diem checks to help them pay the costs of staying in Indianapolis. Democrats say they will repay the state for the per-diem payments they receive while they are in Illinois.
Q: Can Republicans do anything to force Democrats back to the Statehouse?
A: Daniels says he has the authority to send the state police to round up Democrats — as long as they are in Indiana. However, he has said repeatedly he would not do so.
Bosma only has the authority to send the House doorkeepers to find Democrats. But Bosma does have some authority to fine or censure Democrats, something he has also said he won’t do.
Angela Mapes Turner of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette also has a story bylined Urbana, Ill. -- headed "Holdouts awaiting change in tone."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 26, 2011 03:04 PM
Posted to Indiana Government