Indy Star (Free subscription) | 20/12/2008
... elected positions. School boards stressed that they oppose forced consolidation.And House Speaker B. Patrick Bauer said the General Assembly has more pressing matters to consider next year than "an academic's view of how government should operate, without any consideration given to whether such ideas are practical, or even feasible, in the real world."Most of the proposals were based...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
INDIANAPOLIS � Indiana House Speaker B. Patrick Bauer (D-South Bend); Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore David Long (R- Fort Wayne); House Republican Leader Brian Bosma (R-Indianapolis); and Senate Democratic Leader Vi Simpson (D-Bloomington) issued the following joint statement after today�s state revenue forecast:
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Amending the constitutionBecause the same-sex marriage ban failed to pass out of the General Assembly in 2007 and again this year, the lengthy process to amend the Indiana Constitution would have to start from scratch in 2009. Democratic House Speaker B. Patrick Bauer, however, has not shown a willingness to allow a floor vote.A constitutional amendment requires passage by two separately...
