Holcomb, a Republican, vetoed Senate Bill 5 last week, arguing it would reduce local health departments flexibility and ability to act quickly during an emergency.
The Indiana House voted to override Holcomb s veto by a 59-30 vote, and the Senate voted to override it by a 36-10 vote Monday. In Indiana, where gubernatorial powers are weaker than other states in many ways, only a simple majority is needed to override a veto.
Holcomb argued Indiana is in good spot economically partially due to the quick actions taken during the pandemic at the local level. This veto override, he argued, was a step backward.
From USA TODAY Network and wire reports
Alabama
Tuscaloosa: Alabama football has developed a reputation for drawing big crowds to its A-Day spring football game, but even at limited capacity, the 2021 game earned a distinction. Saturday’s attendance of 47,218 is the highest at any U.S. sporting event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Yahoo! Sports. Capacity at Bryant-Denny Stadium was capped at 50%, or a little more than 50,000 fans. Alabama, which traditionally offers free admission to the event, charged $5 for tickets this year so it could control the number of people admitted and allow attendees to socially distance. It came within a few thousand tickets of selling out available seating. According to Yahoo, Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, is the lone large stadium allowing full-capacity crowds. The Texas Rangers drew 38,238 for opening day. Alabama drew an overflow crowd of 92,138 to its 2007 spring game, Nick Saban’s first at UA, and has had atten
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