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Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, imposed fines on the boycotting Democrats on Thursday in an attempt to convince them to return from Illinois.

House Minority Leader Pat Bauer and Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson said that Daniels didn't focus on big issues facing Indiana.

Mitch Daniels gives state of the state addressing education reform.

Governor Daniels calls for education reform. Democrats claim there are more pressing concerns.

The Indiana House of Representatives opened its 2011 session Wednesday. The house majority and minority argued about rule 115 and 116. Bipartisan efforts were not apparent.

Despite angry opposition from Gov. Mitch Daniels’ office and the Indiana Department of Transportation, House Democrats advanced a bill on Thursday that would drastically alter funding for roads and highways and would slash the state’s transportation department’s budget by a half-billion dollars over the next two years.