Where Property Tax Reform Should Go

The legislature should consider using the Nathe/Armstrong bill as the vehicle to implement the *original* Louser plan to get closer to taking K-12 education off the property tax ledger permanently.

In the first half of the session, the House has culled the original property tax reform options down to essentially three concepts:

1. The Nathe Plan - HB 1176 (originally the Governor’s Plan): A two-year expansion of the current “primary residence tax credit”.

2. The [Watered Down] Louser Plan: a minimal 10-mill buydown for all classes of property applied to K…