Stories tagged with "floor vote"

Budget sleight-of-hand by indystar

Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., earlier this month initiated a letter to Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid saying that he and nine co-signers would have a hard time voting to boost the... – Oct 23, 2009 at 5:16 PM in Commentary

Panel approves Democrats' budget along party lines by Mary Beth

Spending proposal now goes to full House, where another partisan vote is expected Lawmakers took a step Monday toward creating a new state budget but remained as far apart as ever... – Jun 16, 2009 at 1:51 AM in Politics & Government

Two greens grow compatible by indystar

A few years ago, energy conservation was a quixotic cause in the Indiana General Assembly. Green advocates were trumped by the other form of green: We couldn’t afford it, it... – Mar 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Editorial

Lawmakers eye gay-wed amendment by Mary Beth

Opponents of same-sex marriage said today that they would try again to amend Indiana’s constitution to prohibit gay unions, this time with a re-worded amendment they hope will... – Jan 12, 2009 at 3:18 PM in News

State legislators unlikely to tackle same-sex marriage amendment in 2009 by indystar

Though the number of states adopting bans on same-sex marriage grows, the odds appear slim that Indiana lawmakers will give serious consideration to such a constitutional... – Dec 01, 2008 at 2:02 AM in News