Democrats to end boycott Wednesday afternoon

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Democrats say they will end their off-and-on boycott of the state House in a battle over right-to-work legislation but will not promise a final vote on the divisive labor bill.

Democratic Rep. Linda Lawson says the boycotting Democrats plan to attend the House's 1:30 p.m. Wednesday session.

Most House Democrats have been saying away since the start of the 2012 session, denying Republicans a quorum to vote on plans to make Indiana the 23rd state that bans unions from collecting mandatory representation fees.

Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma has said he plans to work on other measures that have been backlogged in the House before taking a final vote on right-to-work. Sticking to that schedule could give the returning Democrats another chance to block the measure.