Daniels to wait before calling special budget session for Indiana lawmakers

Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette

nkelly@jg.net

INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mitch Daniels declined to call lawmakers back to work immediately Thursday to craft a new state budget, instead waiting until the smoke clears to set a date for a special session.

"When I think they're ready to face reality, not write a budget based on fiction but on the unfortunate reality that they didn't cause but we have a duty to face up to, then we won't hesitate," he said.