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Below is a broad sampling of the media coverage that has been generated by the property tax proposals during the 2025 Legislative Session. If you do not see a link to a story featured in your community, please email it to Erin Jamison-Koenig at ejamisonkoenig@aimindiana.org.

Op-eds

• Whiting: Business tax break would be devastating for Whiting (April 6, 2025)
• Evansville: Protecting Evansville’s future means fixing Senate Bill 1 (March 31, 2025)
• Warsaw: Basketball and Taxes on the Minds of Many this Season (March 27, 2025)
• Highland: Property Tax Reform: Finding Balance for Highland’s Future (March 27, 2025)
• Shelbyville: Maximum Levy Growth Quotient (March 26, 2025)
• Nappanee: A message to the residents of Nappanee (March 21, 2025)
• Greensburg: Greensburg mayor testifies on taxes (March 8, 2025)
• Charlestown: A Message to Our Community About Property Tax Legislation (March 6, 2025)
• Madison: Property tax reform should be targeted to help low-income residents (March 4, 2025)
• Brain A. Howey: Gov. Braun’s property tax ‘crisis’ (February 21, 2025)
• Ferdinand: Ken Sicard–The view from the corner chair (February 19, 2025)

Articles

• Connersville News Examiner: An overview of the state’s new tax laws (April 19, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: State property tax plan might prompt local income tax hikes (April 18, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: The less-heralded provisions of property tax reform (April 18, 2025)
• WDRB: Indiana law cuts property taxes, sparks concerns over education and 1st responder funding (April 17, 2025)
• Madison Courier: Braun signs SB 1 to provide property tax relief (April 17, 2025)
• The Star: Property tax relief bill signed into law (April 17, 2025)
• The Journal Gazette: Fort Wayne, Allen County leaders react to governor signing property tax relief bill (April 16, 2025)
• Indianapolis Recorder: Braun signs controversial tax relief bill amidst bipartisan debate (April 16, 2025)
• Purdue Exponent: Republican property tax relief plan becomes law despite local representatives’ opposition (April 16, 2025)
• WHAS11: How will property tax cuts impact Clarksville and Jeffersonville? (April 15, 2025)
• WISH TV: What Indiana’s property tax changes will mean for Hoosiers (April 15, 2025)
• NWI Times: Lawmakers, governor approve property tax relief likely to lead to local income tax hikes (April 15, 2025)
• WFYI: Gov. Mike Braun signs ‘historic’ property tax relief bill into law, critics call it a ‘lose-lose’ (April 15, 2025)
• Chicago Tribune: Braun signs property tax bill into law following late night Senate vote (April 15, 2025)
• Indy Star: Gov. Mike Braun quietly signs controversial property tax reform bill, Senate Bill 1 (April 15, 2025)
• Indianapolis Business Journal: Gov. Mike Braun signs contentious property tax relief bill (April 15, 2025)
• State Affairs: Braun signs property tax overhaul after it clears Senate in narrow vote (April 15, 2025)
• Fox59: Winners and losers to be sorted out in property tax revenue rollback (April 15, 2025)
• Indiana Business Journal: With after-midnight vote, Indiana Senate sends property tax bill to governor (April 15, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana Senate sends finalized local property, income tax plan to governor (April 15, 2025)
• Indy Star: In late night vote, Indiana Senate sends property tax relief bill to Gov. Braun. What it does (April 15, 2025)
• State Affairs: Senate backs property tax overhaul in narrow vote, sending it to Braun (April 15, 2025) (paywall)
• WFYI: Property tax reform package heads to governor, lawmakers warn of service cuts (April 15, 2025)
• WISH TV: Indiana lawmakers approve property tax overhaul (April 15, 2025)
• Chicago Tribune: Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith posts Senate Bill 1 criticism (April 14, 2025)
• Daily Journal: Journal County Commissioners say SB 1 is “not good for local governments” (April 14, 2025)
• Dubois County Herald: SB 1 and its local impact to school corporations (April 14, 2025)
• State Affairs: Teachers rally to oppose Republicans’ property tax relief plan (April 14, 2025) (paywall)
• Indy Star: Teachers rally at Statehouse ahead of final property tax relief vote (April 14, 2025)
• State Affairs: Baun stays quiet on property tax overhaul amid Beckwith pushback (April 14, 2025) (paywall)
• Indiana Business Journal: Beckwith calls on Braun to veto property tax bill: ‘NOBODY understands this thing’ (April 13, 2025)
• Fox59: Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith asks Governor Mike Braun to veto property tax bill (April 12, 2025)
• Vincennes PBS: Indiana House Sends Property Tax Overhaul to Senate (April 11, 2025)
• WRBI: Indiana House Passes Amended SB 1 (April 11, 2025)
• WISH TV: Former mayor says income tax hikes all but certain if property tax measure passes (April 11, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Lawmakers and their terrible, horrible, no good, very bad end of session (April 11, 2025)
• State Affairs: Bray supportive of concurrence on property tax relief plan (April 11, 2025) (paywall)
• Indy Star: The Indiana House passed a complex property tax bill. Here are the biggest winners and losers (April 11, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana House Republicans OK massive local property, income tax plan that Democrats dub a ‘scam’ (April 11, 2025)
• WTHR: What will Indiana’s new property tax reform bill do for you? (April 10, 2025)
• Chicago Tribune: Amended Indiana property tax bill offers relief, $1 billion hit to schools and governments (April 10, 2025)
• WANE: ‘Better than 48 hours ago’: Columbia City mayor reacts to property tax relief bill changes (April 10, 2025)
• My Wabash Valley: Sullivan Mayor raises concerns amid Senate property tax bill (April 10, 2025)
• WTWO WAWV TV: Sullivan Mayor raises concerns amid Senate property tax bill (Video) (April 10, 2025)
• Indy Star: Mike Braun and House GOP reach agreement on property tax relief for Hoosiers. What’s in the bill (April 10, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: House increases homeowner relief in property tax compromise with Braun (April 10, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Governor gets more savings for homeowners in amended property tax proposal (April 10, 2025)
• The Commercial Review: Council opposes; Resolution calls for replacing lost revenue (April 9, 2025)
• WBIW: Governor Mike Braun announces agreement to bring historic property tax relief to Hoosiers (April 9, 2025)
• WTHR: ‘We have agreed upon a plan’ | Governor Braun celebrates deal on property tax reform for Hoosiers (April 9, 2025)
• WRTV: Governor Braun announces agreement for property tax bill in Indiana (April 9, 2025)
• State Affairs: Braun supports updated House property tax (April 9, 2025) (paywall)
• NWI Times: Braun endorses revised House property tax proposal (April 9, 2025)
• Indiana Business Journal: House increases homeowner relief in property tax compromise with Braun (April 9, 2025)
• FOX59: Gov. Braun says he will sign property tax bill if lawmakers approve specific amendment (April 9, 2025)
• WANE: ‘Larger than the entire parks department’: Councilmembers worried about SB 1 cuts (April 9, 2025)
• State Affairs: Braun silent on House property tax relief plan (April 8) (paywall)
• Daily Journal: Greenwood officials sound alarm over latest SB 1 property tax changes (April 8, 2025)
• Indy Star: Does Indiana House GOP property tax relief plan shift burden to local income taxes? (April 8, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Government & Politics House Republicans adopt new property tax proposal over Democrat concerns (April 7, 2025)
• Indy Star: House GOP releases its property tax relief plan. How the savings in it compare to Braun’s plan (April 7, 2025)
• WISH TV: Indiana House committee advances $200 credit for nearly all homeowners (April 7, 2025)
• NWI Times: House Republicans plan residential property tax break now, big tax cuts for businesses later (April 7, 2025)
• Chicago Tribune: Indiana property tax bill amended in House Ways and Means, advances to House (April 7, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: House committee advances reworked property tax plan, but hurdles remain (April 7, 2025)
• Indiana Public Media: Democratic lawmakers call property tax overhaul balance for local governments ‘a mirage’ (April 7, 2025)
• News From The States: House Republicans adopt new property tax proposal over Democrat concerns (April 7, 2025)
• FOX59: Indiana House Republicans announce property tax bill amendment (April 4, 2025)
• WFYI: House Republicans unveil property tax reform plan that aims to help a majority of homeowners (April 4, 2025)
• Indiana Business Journal: House property tax plan would mean lower bills for most homeowners, big changes in system over time (April 4, 2025)
• State Affairs: House Republicans unveil property tax plan, sidestepping Braun’s ‘reset’ (April 4, 2025) (paywall)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana property tax details emerge as end of session nears (April 4, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: Property taxes and the new ‘pop’ economics (April 4, 2025)
• KPC News: The Indiana property tax: It’s complicated (April 2, 2025)
• Indianapolis Business Journal: Three plans, three approaches: State leaders still trying to find landing spot for property tax relief bill (April 1, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: State leaders still trying to find landing spot for property tax relief bill (April 1, 2025)
• State Affairs: Legislators face entangled bills on property tax overhaul and school revenue sharing (March 28, 2025) (paywall)
• Indiana Public Meeting: Indiana House Democrats propose property tax relief they call a ‘happy medium’ (March 27, 2025)
• Tax Foundation: Indiana Mulls Local Income and Property Tax Reforms (March 26, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: A targeted attack on public schools: HB 1001, SB 1 and SB 518 (March 20, 2025)
• Indiana Business Journal: Braun joins protestors at Indiana Statehouse rally calling for property-tax reform (March 17, 2025)
• Indiana Chamber: House Debates Property Tax Redesign (March 17, 2025)
• 95.3 MNC: Indiana property tax fight grows as new plan adds to debate (March 16, 2025)
• Times Union: Council Warns of Big Revenue Cuts for the County (March 13, 2025)
• Chicago Tribune: House Ways and Means Committee chairman proposes his property tax plan for Indiana (March 13, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Leading House Republican introduces his own property tax plan (March 13, 2025)
• Indiana Business Journal: Indiana House considers another property tax overhaul solution (March 13, 2025)
• WTHR: Indiana lawmakers consider a third option to tackle property tax reform (March 12, 2025)
• WFYI: Thompson’s property tax reform proposal leaves many scratching their heads (March 12, 2025)
• Indiana Business Journal: Lawmakers poised to amend property-tax bill amid pressure from Braun, constituents (March 7, 2025)
• WTIU/WFIU: Indiana lawmakers hear property tax concerns at Ellettsville legislative panel (March 7, 2025)
• Vincennes PBS: Local Leaders Push Tax Concerns (March 6, 2025)
• State Affairs: Ways and Means chair bringing up his own property tax plan (March 6, 2025) (paywall)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Indiana House takes its turn on property tax discussions (March 6, 2025)
• WANE: Mayor Tucker testifies on Indiana bill causing concerns for local governments and education (March 5, 2025)
• 21Alive: Fort Wayne Mayor Sharon Tucker testifies on SB 1 during House Ways and Means committee meeting Wednesday (March 5, 2025)
• The Journal Gazette: Fort Wayne mayor addresses lawmakers at Indiana Statehouse about Senate Bill 1 (March 5, 2025)
• City of Fort Wayne: Mayor Tucker Testifies on Senate Bill 1 at Today’s House Ways and Means Committee Meeting in Indianapolis (March 5, 2025)
• State Affairs: Many questions raised over property tax overhaul (March 5, 2025) (paywall)
• WFYI: Gov. Mike Braun again highlights property tax relief in invite-only roundtable (February 28, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: New analysis shows some counties’ homeowners burdened with disproportionate share of property tax (February 28, 2025)
• State Affairs: Braun team works to find its sea legs amid tax battle (February 27, 2025) (paywall)
• Indiana Public Radio: Delaware County Council opposes governor’s property tax relief plan (February 25, 2025)
• State Affairs: Braun expects ‘wresting match’ with property tax overhaul (February 25, 2025) (Paywall)
• Indiana Business Journal: Braun says he’ll continue to push for broad property-tax relief this session (Feburary 25, 2025)
• Dubois County Free Press: Jasper Council hears concerns on property tax debate (February 20, 2025)
• Indiana Business Journal: Gov. Mike Braun threatens to veto property tax bill, call special session if more cuts aren’t added (February 19, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Senate advances property tax relief over bipartisan opposition (Febuary 18, 2025)
• Indiana Business Journal: Some local governments are slowing spending as lawmakers debate property tax cuts (February 18, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: Braun says Senate-passed property tax bill ‘has a long way to go’ (February 17, 2025)
• WRTV: Major changes made to Indiana Senate Bill 1 following public opposition (February 12, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Senate property tax relief drops main portions of Gov. Braun’s plan (February 11, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: Lawmakers scale back Braun’s property tax proposal in heavily amended bill (February 11, 2025)
• 14 News: Community leaders voice concerns about proposed Senate Bill 1 (Feburary 10, 2025)
• 16 WNDU-TV South Bend: Mayor Mueller and the city’s youth discuss property tax bill at South Bend Common Council meeting (February 10, 2025)
• Indiana Capital Chronicle: Locals, lawmakers struggle to compromise on Indiana property tax relief (February 5, 2025)
• Indy Star: Can local governments take the hit from Gov. Braun’s property tax reform? (February 5, 2025)
• WFYI: HSE, IPS, Carmel schools face huge cuts under Gov. Braun’s tax plan. Here’s how much your district could lose (February 5, 2025)
• Indiana Public Media: Ask The Mayor: Columbus Ferdon on funding threats, strategic plan, riverfront (February 5, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: Local leaders sound alarm on Braun’s property tax overhaul legislation (February 4, 2025)
• WISH TV: Mayors warn of major cuts as property tax hearings begin (February 4, 2025)
• WTHR: Indiana bill would save homeowners money and cost communities millions (February 4, 2025)
• 93.1FM WIBC: Indiana Senate Republicans’ Agenda Includes Property Tax Reform (January 15, 2025)
• Law 360: Ind. House Bill Seeks Full Tax Exemption For Biz Property (January 14, 2025)
• WRTV: Indiana House and Senate lawmakers outline priorities for 2025 legislative session (January 8, 2025)
• Inside Indiana Business: Property taxes, Medicaid, water regulation among top Senate GOP priorities (January 8, 2025)