Indiana

Statehouse Update ? Afternoon Edition

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

With a weekend left, Indiana lawmakers are blaming each other for the stalemate here at the General Assembly. Senate Pro Tempore David Long says there could have a deal last week, because Democrats are making unreasonable demands they say will break the state budget.

Meanwhile, House Speaker Pat Bauer says he wants to make sure schools don’t share all the pain in the state’s fiscal crisis.

Long said Democrats were asking for legislation which would benefit unions and would break the state budget and they have gone about as far they intend to on making concessions.

Lawmakers have until March 14 to reach an agreement, the last day of session.

You can hear Long and House Republican Leader Brian Bosma’s comments below.

Long & Bosma

I’ll  Twitter if something changes.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).