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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - "Budget deal expected by midday today"
Lawmakers negotiating a new two-year state budget say they expect to have a deal by midday today.Big Question - When will the budget proposal be available online for public review? Remember, it is very long and may include anything, including items whose significance is not immediately obvious ...It will not be voted on until Friday, to give legislators a chance to review the bill. It would appropriate about $28 billion over two years to fund schools, universities, parks, prisons, health care and other government services.
Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, and House Ways and Means Chairman Jeff Espich, R-Uniondale, said the negotiations are down to only a handful of issues, though they gave few specifics.
Kenley said he expects the final version of House Bill 1001 to include the anti-walkout provision the Senate had inserted in the budget. Democrats call it a "poison pill" that robs the minority of its only leverage: the right to deny a quorum to do business.
It will be in the form of a conference committee report on HB 1001, and must be filed in each house. When each house adopts it in the same form, it will be eligible for enrollment.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 28, 2011 09:59 AM
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