INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The leader of the boycotting Indiana House Democrats returned to the Statehouse Wednesday for what he called a "very positive" meeting with Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma.
House Minority Leader Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, said he met with Bosma behind closed doors for about an hour Wednesday afternoon.
"We've had a pretty good talk with each other," Bauer said.
Bauer said he was returning to Illinois later Wednesday and that it was likely impractical for Democrats to return to the House floor on Thursday because of the lateness of the meeting and the need for Bosma to discuss their meeting with Republican legislators.
Bauer and Bosma also met with Senate leaders Republican David Long and Democrat Vi Simpson on a separate legal issue. Simpson described the meeting as cordial and said there was no hostility among the leaders.
"It's always a good sign when people talk," Simpson said.
The House Democrats left for Urbana, Ill., on Feb. 22 in protest of Republican-backed education- and labor-related bills. Bauer said most of the discussion with Bosma Wednesday revolved around workers wage issues.
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