Jan
16
Local Legislators Embrace Bipartisanship
Filed Under Mitch Daniels, State of the State, property tax crisis, property tax reform | 2 Comments
I missed the Indiana State of the State speech last night — I had to work late at the office for some things I had on the agenda today and also had my first radio interview around the time Mitch Daniels was speaking.
By the time I got home, I was distracted by Batman Begins on cable. By the time I flipped on the radio before falling asleep, the talk was about the Michigan results.
OK. I admit it. I probably wasn’t going to watch the State of the State anyway. The last time I watched a State of the State speech was back in 1992 when I was an intern working at the Statehouse during a short session. Let’s give thanks for all of the reporters who do all of the hard work and cover these things so that citizens can keep informed about what’s happening in Indianapolis.
But here’s a quick recap as the speech applies to Northwest Indiana.
Mitch Daniels is pushing forward on his property tax reforms and has called out to legislators to embrace in a showing of bipartisanship. It seems that Northwest Indiana legislators have no problem going “bi” — bipartisan that is.
Writes Patrick Guinane of the Northwest Indiana Times:
Other Northwest Indiana legislators praised the tone and message of Daniels’ speech, including Sen. Earline Rogers, D-Gary, and Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso. Both region lawmakers were part of the group that escorted the governor into the House chamber.
“I thought he hit a home run,” Soliday said of the speech. “I thought he made some major efforts toward bipartisanship.”
