I was very skeptical that the Indiana House Democrats could hold up on a boycott to deny quorum to Republicans, and indeed, they couldn’t. They returned to work late today and allowed the right-to-work legislation to pass. Indiana’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives cleared the way Wednesday to become the first right-to-work state in a traditionally [...]
Dem Boycott Ends, Right-to-Work Passes Indiana House |
| By: David Dayen Wednesday January 25, 2012 3:06 pm |
Indiana Democrats Gamely Holding Out on Right to Work |
| By: David Dayen Wednesday January 25, 2012 8:15 am |
Indiana Democrats in the State House walked out again to deny a quorum, as Republicans attempted to pass their right-to-work bill and clear the last hurdle before moving the bill to Mitch Daniels for his signature. The House tried and failed to come in at both 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., as not enough representatives [...]



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