Deadline looms for Indiana lawmakers to fix jobless fund deficit

(Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette

Sunday, April 19, 2009 5:13 AM

Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette

nkelly@jg.net

INDIANAPOLIS - Pressure is mounting for lawmakers to fix Indiana's ailing unemployment insurance system.

But what happens if they don't agree by the April 29 legislative deadline?

Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne, said he would expect a special session to be called so legislators could continue to work on a solution.

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