Indiana Gov't Shutdown

Daniels prepares for a
gov't shutdown

Updated: Monday, 29 Jun 2009, 10:57 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 26 Jun 2009, 11:58 AM EDT

* Jim Shella
* Edited by Hyacinth Williams

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Governor Mitch Daniels says he's prepared to keep essential services such as public safety and some social services running if lawmakers don't pass a new budget by the time the current one expires at midnight Tuesday.

Daniels says he'll use emergency powers to make sure state police and prisons continue to operate.

Here's a list of emergency services/agencies that the governor anticipates would continue:

* The five outlined in the LSA memo -- Indiana School for the Deaf; Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Indiana Veterans' Home; Plainfield Juvenile Correctional Facility; state mental hospitals
* Public Safety -- State Police, no reduction in coverage; Department of Correction facilities; Department of Natural Resources Conservation officers
* The National Guard, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Health would be on emergency standby
* Unemployment benefits, child support payments, welfare for those currently eligible

Examples of services that would not continue without a budget by July 1:

* State parks would close
* Casinos, racinos, horse tracks would discontinue operations
* Road construction would stop
* BMV branches closed
* Non-emergency state agencies will close ; most state employees would be furloughed
* No tuition payments to schools, no financial aid to college students