In their final hours at the Indiana Statehouse Thursday, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the two-year state budget filled with one-time spending and an unexpected amount of new education dollars.
In a rare move, nearly every Democrat voted for the $37.4 billion two-year budget drafted largely by Republican leaders, who have supermajorites in the Statehouse. In fact, the budget received the most yes votes of any budget bill this century.
The two no votes in the House came from two of the most socially conservative members of the House, Rep. Curt Nisly, R-Milford, and Rep. John Jacob, R-Indianapolis. In the Senate three Democrats voted no.
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