State Issues

2017 State Priorities

State Budget 

• Funding for equitable k-12 education opportunities
• Funding for State Fair infrastructure
• Funding for Purdue infrastructure & research
• Framework to eliminate food deserts

Taxation 

• Consistent application of assessment rules
• No more targeting farmers in tax audits that create a lack of uniformity
• Ag sales & fuel tax exemptions clarity & protection
• Expanded property tax base by phasing down deductions, exemptions & limiting captured TIF value

Rural Quality of Life 

• Sustainable funding for rural roads & bridges
• Extension of high speed broadband to the last mile
• Comprehensive approach for rural healthcare resources

Annexation and Municipal Powers

• Elimination of economic development loopholes that override landowner protections
• Restriction of municipal water & zoning powers outside their boundaries