PITCHING A PLAN: State lawmaker trying to build support for eliminating property taxes

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 25, 2026 Republican state Rep. J.D. Prescott is hitting the road to pitch his plan to eliminate Indiana’s property taxes, while acknowledging that convincing lawmakers to give up a key revenue source will be a “monumental undertaking.” Sixteen years after Indiana enacted constitutional caps on property taxes, the idea of phasing them out entirely is gaining steam with some Republicans. At the state ...