Republicans have taken the lead on bills limiting Governor Holcomb’s emergency powers, but the top Senate Democrat says he supports the general idea. Minority Leader Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) says the Senate bill didn’t give local decision makers enough say. He says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t typical — most emergencies are confined to a handful of counties, and Taylor says legislators shouldn’t be making decisions for local officials they don’t represent. But Taylor says he supports the bill’s central provision of requiring legislative approval for an emergency longer than two months.
