Republican House resistance stalls jobless insurance vote

Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette

nkelly@jg.net

INDIANAPOLIS - The first attempt to fix the state's broken unemployment insurance system fell flat Monday when Republicans criticized the proposal as inadequate and the Democratic author withdrew the bill before a final House vote.

"I'm not sure how we can pass out an increase on employers that doesn't make some sort of significant attempt to solve a problem," said Rep. Dan Leonard, R-Huntington. "This is like trying to bail out a sinking ship with a teacup."