Indiana

Out of Town, But Not Out of Touch

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

I’m in Chicago today and tomorrow with my parents. Some of you may know my Dad had a minor stroke and he’s been diagnosed as a diabetic.  I’m home getting him into his routing.  I’m leaning more about diabetes than I ever thought I would.  In the meanwhile though, I’m still keeping an eye on Indy as my father would smack me for slacking on the job.  The main thing I’ll be focusing on when I get back is the budget.

The May forecast numbers to not be all that great when they are made public, more than likely tomorrow.  And complicating things are the fact that I am hearing that House Democrats are in two virtual armed camps.  On one side is House Speaker Pat Bauer, the other is Ways and Means Chair Bill Crawford.  This is the dynamic to pay attention to in the special session, because if  House D’s are split it could totally change the way things get done in the next month.

As always, if you hear anything newsworthy while I’m out, feel free to shoot me a message or two.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on May 26, 2009 (boomark / email).