Daniels 4th Year To Focus On Property Taxes

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(STATEHOUSE) - Governor Daniels’ first three years in office have produced a whirlwind of legislative proposals. This year, he says that’s going to change.

In Daniels' first year, he swamped the general assembly with 74 proposals. He's slowed down since then, but only a little, with 45 initiatives the last two years.

Last year's session featured 11 Daniels proposals, including full-day kindergarten and an unsuccessful pitch for two new toll roads.

But Daniels says his focus in 2008 will be almost exclusively on property taxes. He says that issue is so complex and politically charged that throwing more agenda items onto the table could complicate the process.

Daniels has specifically ruled out a revival of his call to privatize the lottery to raise money for college scholarships. That bill passed the Republican Senate last session, but never got a hearing in the Democratic House. Democrats say it would have fared no better this time.

The governor says there will be room for a couple of less controversial issues, including an effort to improve enforcement of child support orders.

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