Protect Taxpayers' Pocketbooks
 Pass Permanent Property Tax Caps NOW
HJR 1 passed and will be appear on the ballot in Nov. 2010 for Hoosier voters
to decide whether or not to permanently cap their property taxes
No New Tax Increases
No tax increases passed this session
Live Within our Means
No new state spending measures were passed this session
Grow and Protect Hoosier Jobs
Delay the 2009 Unemployment Insurance Tax Increase
With the passage of SB 23, House Republicans were successfully able to
delay the largest tax increase on employers in Indiana history
Pool Existing Job Creation Incentives
We were able to bring together available resources and focus them on incentives
that are working to protect and grow Hoosier jobs
Edge Credits for Hoosier Job Retention
SB 23 Allowed small business employers to qualify for EDGE
New Employer Corporate Tax Phase-In
A new Employer Tax Credit was created for a corporation that locate a business
enterprise in Indiana or expand operations that employ at least 10 new employees
Enact Meaningful Government Reform
Legislative Ethics Reform
Lawmakers reached across the aisle and agreed on proactive legislation to make
state government more transparent
 Independent Redistricting Commission
House Democrats killed all redistricting reform this session
Local Government and School Efficiencies
No meaningful local government reform enacted
Local school flexibility and healthcare reform enacted
House Democrats wanted a township by township referendum
House Republicans wanted to transfer duties of township advisory board to the county fiscal body
Protect School Reform Initiatives of 2009
We successfully protected the education scholarship tax credit, the virtual charter
school pilot program and other charter school measures that were passed in 2009
despite continual Democrat attacks | 
