The Governor will stay at the bargaining table to represent taxpayers in negotiations with the state’s unions.

That’s after the House failed to gather enough votes for a veto override of Senate Bill 1229, the so-called no strike-no lockout bill supported by Democrats and the Unions.

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The veto override required 71 votes, but several Democrats either voted no, didn’t vote, or were not present.