Indiana

Indiana farmland owners will see smaller increases in their property tax bills next year, thanks to legislation Gov. Mitch Daniels signed Thursday. The changes in the formula by which farmland is assessed take effect with 2011 tax bills and are expected to provide more than $75 million in tax relief to Indiana farmers over the next few years, said Greens Fork farmer Luke Bowman, public relations coordinator for Indiana Farm Bureau in Wayne and Fayette counties. Read more

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INDIANAPOLIS — A bill amended to save property taxpayers millions of dollars in Lake and St. Joseph counties has been tabled in the General Assembly. Read more

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— Numerous mayors, teachers, farmers, firefighters and business executives aren't happy with the idea of writing property tax caps into Indiana's Constitution. Read more

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INDIANAPOLIS — The General Assembly has had its say. Now Indiana voters will get to decide if property tax caps belong in the state's constitution. The state Senate voted 35-15 on Tuesday to put a referendum on the November ballot that asks Hoosiers if tax caps should be added to Indiana's highest document.  Read more

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