Indiana House Democrats leave state, Wisconsin style
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Now Democratic lawmakers from another state seem to be leaving their homes for Illinois.
House Democrats in Indiana are leaving the state rather than vote a bill that would modify collective-bargaining for some workers there, according to the Indianapolis Star.
A source told the paper that Democrats from that state's lower chamber are headed to Illinois, though the paper notes that some might go to Kentucky.
Only two of the 40 Democrats were on the Indiana House floor when the chamber convened Tuesday.
The lack of Democratic House members showing up at the Capitol in Indiana prevents the Republican