Democrats won a majority in the Indiana House of Representatives in the 2006 and 2008 elections, resulting in Indiana having a divided government, with Democrats controlling the Indiana House of Representatives and the Republicans controlling the governor's office and the Indiana Senate.
This led to a stalemate in the budget debate, which caused Daniels to call a special session of the General Assembly.
The state was faced with a $1 billion shortfall in revenue for the 2009–2011 budget years.
Daniels proposed a range of spending cuts and cost-saving measures in his budget proposal.
The General Assembly approved some of his proposals, but relied heavily on the state's reserve funds to pay for the budget shortfall.
Daniels signed the $27 billion two-year budget into law.
Democrats won a majority in the Indiana House of Representatives in the 2006 and 2008 elections, resulting in Indiana having a divided government, with Democrats controlling the Indiana House of Representatives and the Republicans controlling the governor's office and the Indiana Senate. This led to a stalemate in the budget debate, which caused Daniels to call a special session of the General Assembly. The state was faced with a $1 billion shortfall in revenue for the 2009–2011 budget years. Daniels proposed a range of spending cuts and cost-saving measures in his budget proposal. The General Assembly approved some of his proposals, but relied heavily on the state's reserve funds to pay for the budget shortfall. Daniels signed the $27 billion two-year budget into law.
Mitch Daniels