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Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Ind. Law - Where does the Indiana Constitution say that?
An editorial today in Warrick Publishing's Boonville Standard contains this paragraph:
The state budget is the most important of all the matters we consider. According to the Indiana Constitution, it is the one duty we must perform as legislators. Through the budget, we fund our schools, provide health care, and pay for the economic development programs that help us attract good-paying jobs for Hoosiers.A story in the Louisville Courier Journal on January 4th [no longer available online] contained this statement:
Daniels did not address the General Assembly's only constitutional requirement and one of its toughest jobs: writing the next two-year state budget. He plans to release his budget ideas during the State of the State address on Jan. 18.A column in the Indianapolis Business Journal from the week of February 7th [also not available online] began this way:
"While this session will, necessarily and constitutionally, be all about the budget, ..."So, where does the Indiana Constitution say that? I sure can't find it.
I asked one of the writers and received this prompt, straight-forward response:
Interesting question. Legislative leaders have said for years that their only constitutional responsibility is to write a budget. I hate to admit I've never looked it up -- at least not until I received your email. And I did not find what I was expecting.MORE COMING
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 23, 2005 07:38 PM
Posted to Indiana Law