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An Indiana House committee has dealt a serious blow to local government reorganization efforts.
The Democrat-controlled Government and Regulatory Reform committee voted today to fold several local government provisions proposed by Gov. Mitch Daniels into a single bill.
The panel then voted to reject the bill, with one Republican joining six Democrats in voting against it. Several Republicans then walked out in protest.
Supporters of the proposals that have passed the Republican-ruled Senate vowed to keep pushing for what they call a needed streamlining of local government.
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