
Braun joins protestors at Indiana Statehouse rally calling for property-tax reform
Many of those in the crowd, whose chants could heard throughout the Statehouse, wore green to symbolize the money they say is lost through property taxes.
Many of those in the crowd, whose chants could heard throughout the Statehouse, wore green to symbolize the money they say is lost through property taxes.
Wednesday’s amendment to Senate Bill 1 marked the bill’s third major iteration this session, signaling that legislative leaders have not yet settled on the approach to lower property taxes.
Indiana lawmakers have been feeling the heat to restore more significant cuts to the Legislature’s primary property-tax relief bill.
School officials and advocates, in particular, denounced the dual legislation considered Wednesday because of the possible the double-whammy hit to budgets.
As Indiana’s Legislature continues to debate statewide property tax reform, new data show that homeowners have taken on an unfair share of property taxes.
Indiana lawmakers are advancing a bill to force the district to share property tax revenue with charter schools. While charter advocates support the change, IPS worries about creating an unsustainable system.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday that he will continue to fight for broader property-tax relief after a Senate fiscal committee scaled back his plan for ambitious tax cuts.
Senate Bill 1, which previously carried Gov. Mike Braun’s ambitious property tax relief plan, was pared down significantly in committee following outcry from local government leaders.
The Senate-approved tax bill would limit total growth in property tax revenue, which could reduce individual bills. But the Republican governor said the legislation lacks “meaningful tax cuts.”
Despite tax relief being a top priority for Gov. Mike Braun, Republican leaders in the General Assembly seem to be taking a more cautious approach.
Indiana lawmakers advanced road-funding legislation Monday morning without a provision that would have allowed Indianapolis to pose a referendum to its residents to pay for road improvements.
While many chairs are winding down hearings on the bills assigned to their committees, one of the most anticipated pieces of legislation for the 2025 session had its first committee hearing this week.
As Indiana politicians debate the best way for the state to relieve a growing property tax problem, their neighbors just to the south have made a decisive move about taxation.
House Republicans also introduced a slew of bills addressing trademark issues such as education, housing and health care.
Policymakers have proposed at least 12 bills seeking to create or adjust property tax credits or deductions and institute freezes.
Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Chair Travis Holdman, R-Markle, said his caucus is ready to introduce between 12 and 15 bills that will affect property taxes.
Voters will have one final televised opportunity to hear from the candidates on Oct. 24 during the Indiana Debate Commission’s debate.
Sen. Mike Braun, the Republican candidate for governor, partnered with conservative public policy group Hoosiers for Opportunity, Prosperity & Enterprise Inc., or HOPE, to develop his agenda.
More than half of the expected developments within the district the city has designated as a professional sports development area, or PSDA, have yet to break ground.
Jennifer McCormick’s plan follows the release of Republican frontrunner Mike Braun’s tax plan in an election in which property tax relief continues to emerge as a top priority.