Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:30 am | Updated: 9:23 am, Wed Oct 14, 2009.
By Peter Adelsen Perspective staff writer padelsen@kokomoperspective.com | 0 comments
Indiana House Republicans want to fulfill their promise on capping property taxes permanently that they proposed.
In 2008, the General Assembly cut the average property tax by almost 35 percent.
This upcoming session, the Republicans want the focus to be on property taxes again.
"The Democrats all voted against considering them in the last legislative session, Republican Leader Brian Bosma said. "The speaker (Bauer) continually indicates he's prepared to kill those measures. We will concentrate on passing the property tax caps notwithstanding Democrat opposition to it protecting Indiana taxpayers."
Bosma also said the party would like more liberty in each person's business, home and school.
For the 2010 election, Bosma, like any other politician, would like his party in control of the General Assembly because the districts will be redrawn in 2011. The Democrats have been in control of redistricting for the past 30 years.
"If Republicans have the opportunity to draw maps we'll draw fair, compact continuous maps that respect communities of interest and allow those who win the most votes to have the most representatives," Bosma said. "That's not the current situation with Republicans winning as much as 56 percent of the popular vote in some years and still having the minority because of the maps drawn in 2001. It wont be tough to draw fair maps that look good and accurately reflect the desires of local communities and if we have a Republican majority that is going to happen."
Bosma was a featured speaker at the Mike Karickhoff fundraiser for the District 30 seat Tuesday at the Kokomo Country Club.
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