Lawmakers Begin Tax Work

Both chambers of the General Assembly suspended rules during their organization day yesterday and overwhelmingly ratified steps Governor Daniels took earlier this year to help homeowners deal with property tax increases. The Republican governor had extended to Oct. 15th the deadline for homeowners to apply for homestead property tax exemptions and moved to Dec. 31 the deadline for counties to adopt local option income taxes. Both chambers also introduced the governor's property tax reform plan.