Action in the Indiana House of Representatives remains stalled over Democratic opposition to a Republican-sponsored bill dealing with labor unions. "Well, I guess with the absence of a quorum and the continued absence of a quorum to do the people’s business, the House will stand in recess until the fall of the gavel at 2:00pm," said House Speaker Brian Bosma after attempting to convene the chamber for a second time at noon.Most of the House Democrats have not shown up today, leaving the chamber without the minimum 67 members needed to conduct business.According to a newspaper report, Democrats have fled to another state to boycott on a right-to-work bill they say would weaken labor unions. The measure was approved by a House committee Monday.Hundreds of pro-union protesters returned the Statehouse Tuesday to voice opposition to the bill. A source has told the Indianapolis Star that the Democrats have fled to Illinois or perhaps Kentucky. It mirrors the situation In Wisconsin, where action on a contentious union bill is being stalled by Democrats who have fled to Illinois.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
