I have to give it to Governor Mitch Daniels. He did today what more than 65 taxing units and dozens of Marion County elected and appointed officials were either unwilling or unable to do. He got a lot of Hoosiers some badly needed property tax relief. Daniels is ordering that Marion County taxpayers only pay […]

Governor Mitch Daniels is going to unveil a plan this morning to provide Hoosiers with short and long-term property tax relief. In the meanwhile, I’ve got a thought, consolidate and privatize every school district in Marion County. Take all nine school districts: IPS, Pike, Washington, Lawrence, Wayne, Warren, Franklin, Perry and Decatur and consolidate them […]

This will be short and to the point. I am predicting the Mayor’s proposed public safety tax will not pass when it comes up for a vote on Monday. There are at least two previous “yes” votes that are now in the “no” column. The dissention in the ranks is growing. It’s unclear whether the […]

I’m not really quite sure of what to make of the tax revolt taking place in Marion County. The people are mad about their taxes and their elected officials are going to raise their taxes. So I figure if taxes are going up, maybe a little truth is necessary here. CLAIM: City officials have consistently […]

Indiana State Auditor Tim Berry is reporting a surplus this morinng. Indiana took in more than $1 Billion than it spent. However, after meeting its statutory committments, Indiana actually has about $250 million in the bank. I can just see every elected official in Marion County getting their hands out saying the money should be […]

The City-County Council may delay tomorrow’s committee vote on the Mayor’s proposed public safety tax increase. Council Vice President Joanne Sanders says there is a possibility the Administration and Finance Committee may delay voting for the 65-percent tax increase. Sanders says they discussed delaying the vote tonight. Sanders says there is a question as to […]

I usually spend my Sunday mornings out of town in my other home with gourmet coffee and the talking head shows, today I was on Monument Circle watching at least 1000 protestors get mad about their tax bills. There was nothing really new said, but for me the big question is will this actually matter? […]

House Speaker Pat Bauer is giving a cautious reception to the Governor’s tax ideas. Bauer reiterated his position that local governments should use the tools given to them by the legislature and he worries that they won’t under Daniels’ ideas. Bauer also says tax relief should go to citizens and not to local governments. He […]

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is offering more ideas to provide property tax relief for Hoosiers. In a letter to state lawmakers this morning the Governor is proposing “local circuit breakers” which would allow counties to use their share of the $300 million in tax relief to offset the increase in tax bills. In addition, Daniels […]

Since no one is talking about cutting spending in this age of income and property tax increases, I have a thought. How about a seven percent cut in across the board spending for all Marion County governments? By my quick guestimate, these local governments are spending about $1.4 billion of your money this year. A […]