The leader of the Indiana Senate said Wednesday that controversial right-to-work legislation that died this week in the House won’t be resurrected in the Senate — and should not have been introduced this year at all.
“It was a mistake,” said Senate President Pro Tem David Long, R-Fort Wayne.
Long said he advised House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, against pursuing the legislation “because of the chance it would blow up the session and we would have exactly the reaction we have out there.”
If you haven't been following Indiana's drama, because -- face it -- we all only have the capacity for so many Midwestern union dramas at a time, then you should read Avik Roy's summary of the Indiana situation.
Mitch Daniels has been taking a beating from some conservatives for not standing forcefully for right-to-work legislation, but Roy does a nice job explaining why Daniels has already done more on the issue of public-sector unions "than Scott Walker is even attempting."
Roy also dives into state-specific laws that make generalization between the two states difficult.
But again -- it's understandable if you only have the capacity for one Midwestern union drama at a time. For as good as he is, it's also hard to watch two Anthony Minghella films successively.
