Indiana on Monday June 29, 2009

IN: State shutdown near, warns Daniels
By Mike Smith, The Associated Press, The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne)
Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he was prepared to keep essential services such as public safety running if lawmakers do not pass a budget by midnight Tuesday, but warned that most of state government would shut down.
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Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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IN: Clock ticking on state budget talks
By The Associated Press, The Indianapolis Star
State lawmakers are due back at work as they face a deadline of midnight Tuesday to pass a new state spending plan.
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IN: No compromise yet in state budget impasse
By Niki Kelly, The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne)
House and Senate budget negotiators met throughout the weekend – and are behind closed doors already this morning – but haven't reached a compromise needed to avert a government shutdown.
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US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
By The Associated Press, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work.
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