>> INDIANA NEWSDESK IS MADE IN POSSIBLE IN PART BY... >> COMING UP ON INDIANA NE NEWSDESK... EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF NEW STUDENTS DESCEND UPON THE IU CAMPUS.

BUT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, THE TRANSITION CAN BE DIFFICULT.

>> I WANT SOMEONE TO BE THERE TO WELCOME ME, AND SAY, HEY, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT OKAY.

WELCOME TO THE HOOSIER FAMILY.

>> MORE THAN 5200 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WERE ENROLL THE A IU'S BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS LAST YEAR.

TAXES ARE ON THE RISE FOR EVERYONE, BUT IT'S HIT ING THE AGRICULTURAL SECTION OF THE STATE PARTICULARLY HARD.

>> THE TAXES WE OWN FOR THE GROUND WE FARM WENT UP CLOSE TO 5,000 TO $7,000.

>> SOME ARE CALL FOR A CHANGE TO THE WAY FARM TAXES ARE CALCULATED.

BLOOMINGTON MAYOR KERRY THOMPSON REFLECTS ON HER TIME AS A DELEGATE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

THESE STORIES AND THE LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE RIGHT NOW ON INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>> WELCOME TO INDIANA NEWSDESK.

I'M JOE WREN.

INDIANA PUBLIC ACCESS COUNSELOR LIKE BRITT SAYS THE IU BOARD OF TRUSTEES VIOLATED THE STATE'S OPEN DOOR LAW IN A PRIVATE SESSION IT HELD MAY 14.

WTIU REPORTER ETHAN SANDWEISS FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH BRITT SAYING THE BOARD FAILED TO STATE IT WAS GOING TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL DURING THE PRIVATE EXECUTIVE SITUATION.

THE BOARD ANNOUNCED IT WOULD MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LITIGATION STRATEGY, WHICH IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW.

THE DAY AFTER THE MEETING, THE BOARD RELEASED A STATEMENT, SAYING IT WOULD ASK PRESIDENT PAMELA WHITTEN TO COMMISSION AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE CLIMATE ON YOUR BLOOMINGTON CAMPUS AFTER WEEKS OF PROTESTS, STEMMING FROM THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR.

BRITT SAYS BY DISCUSSING THOSE UNDISCLOSED MATTERS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THE BOARD VIOLATED THE LAW.

>>> HEADING TO COLLEGE IS CHALLENGING FOR NEW STUDENTS, DOING SO IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY RAISES THE ANTE.

ETHAN SANDWEISS REPORTS ON HOW EYE'S OFFICE FOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICES HELPS STUDENTS FROM OVER 120 COUNTRIES MAKE THE TRANSITION.

>> BLOOMINGTON'S POPULATION SWELLS EACH AUGUST WITH NEW STUDENTS GOING THROUGH IU ORIENTATION.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BEGAN IMPROVING IN BEFORE THEIR AMERICAN CLASSMATES.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WELCOME WEEK LASTS FROM THE 11TH TO THE 17TH.

>> THERE IS ANOTHER 10,000 PEOPLE, AND WHAM, THERE'S ANOTHER 45 NEW PEOPLE.

AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH JET LAG AND CULTURE SHOCK, BUT THEN ALSO STARTING CLASSES IN DIFFERENT THINGS.

>> THE OIS TRIES TO SMOOTH THE JARRING PROCESS.

NOT JUST LOGISTICALLY, BUT SOCIALLY AND CULTURALLY AS WELL.

ACCLIMATION BEGINS BEFORE STUDENTS ARRIVE.

THROUGH WEBINARS AND INFORMATION FROM THE OIS.

>> WHEN THEY GET HERE IN BLOOMINGTON, THEY KNOW WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO, BUT ALSO KNOW WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE SO THEY CAN MEET PEOPLE, MAKE FRIENDS.

>> THEY GREETED NEW STUDENTS TUESDAY AT THE END PLACE AIRPORT.

FROM THERE IT'S UP TO HER TEAM TO GET INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ALL THE RESOURCES THEY NEED FOR WELCOME WEEK WITH THE REST OF THE INCOMING STUDENTS.

THAT'S HANDLED BY THE OFFICE OF FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE.

>> WE INTRODUCE THEM TO DIFFERENT IU OFFICES, LOCAL BLOOMINGTON BUSINESSES, CELL PHONE COMPANIES, BANKS, GROCERY STORES THAT SELL INTERNATIONAL FOODS AND PRODUCTS.

JUST TO EPTHEM AGAINACKCALLY NATURED TO BLOOMINGTON LIFE.

>> LAST YEAR THEY WELCOMED OVER 15 NONE NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, INCLUDING 115 FROM SOUTH KOREA, 193 FROM CHINA, AND 701 FROM INDIA.

THAT PUT IT IN THE TOP 50 NATIONALLY BUT ONLY 15TH IN THE BIG TEN.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS MAKE UP AROUND 5 PERCENT OF THE FRESHMAN UNDERGRADUATES.

>> IF IT WERE ME, I WOULD WANT SOMEONE TO BE THERE TO WELCOME ME AND SAY, HEY, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT OKAY.

WELCOME TO THE HOOSIER FAMILY.

>> THE TYPICAL CHALLENGES OF SOCIALIZING AND HANDLING ADULT LIFE CAN BE COMPOUNDED BY SOCIAL SHOCK.

A SENIOR AT THE KELLY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND FROM SOUTH KOREA, COORDINATORS LIKE HERE HELP MORE RECENT ARRIVALS NAVIGATE THE TRANSITION THEY MADE NOT TOO LONG AGO.

>> I DIDN'T KNOW NOTHING BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE FRIENDS IN HERE.

SO I TRY MY BEST TO, LIKE, GET OUT -- COLLECT THE INFORMATION AND I KNOW HOW THAT IS SOMETIMES AS LONELY AND HARD, SO I'M ACTUALLY TRYING MY BEST TO HELP THEM.

>> INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONTEND WE THIS LEGAL LANDSCAPE, DISTINCT FROM THEIR AMERICAN PEERS, TRAVELING IN AND OUT OF IT COUNTRY, GETTING A JOB MAINTAINING VISA STATUS.

>> NO ONE COMES TO THE U.S.

THINKING, WELL, NOW I'M GOING TO FOLLOW ALL THESE RULES AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ONLY THAT.

THEY'RE COMING TO HAVE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES AND MAKE FRIENDS AND GET TO KNOW THE U.S. CULTURE AND TRAVEL A LITTLE BIT AROUND THE U.S. AND OUTSIDE.

>> THEY CAN POINT STUDENTS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT CAN'T DO ALL THE LEGWORK.

>> STUDENTS HAVE A RULE TOO, SO IT'S MORE OF A TEAM EFFORT IF YOU WILL.

WE'LL HAVE TO HELP THEM KNOW IF THEY'RE IN DANGER OF SOMETHING AND THEN WE ARE ASKING THEM TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE THINGS THAT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO LOOK AT.

>> WHILE THE OIS PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND ASSISTANCE, SHE SAYS STUDENTS WHO BREAK OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONES HAVE THE MOST SUCCESS.

HER OFFICE HOSTS ICE CREAM SOCIALS AND LANGUAGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS TO CREATE MORE POINTS OF CONNECTION BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND AMERICAN STUDENTS.

>> I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE STUDENTS WHO WILL FIND THEIR COMFORT AND COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY'VE BUILT THAT FOR THEMSELVES.

>> IT BEGINS FALL 26 FOR ALL STUDENTS.

>> I'M ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>> MORE THAN 7500 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ATTENDED IU CAMPUSES STATEWIDE LAST YEAR.

THAT INCLUDED 5200 IN BLOOMINGTON.

>>> BLOOMINGTON MAYOR HAS SPENT MUCH OF THE WEEK IN CHICAGO AS A DELEGATE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.

I SPOKE WITH HER ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE IN THE UNITED CENTER AND WHAT ELSE SHE WAS UP TO AT THE CONVENTION.

>> PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF THIS HISTORIC MOMENT.

IT'S INCREDIBLY EXCITING TO BE HERE.

WE HAD VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS ON THE STAGE TO SURPRISE US LAST NIGHT, OF COURSE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS, AND THE ENERGY IS JUST REALLY HIGH HERE, AND OF COURSE, PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS OUR CLOSEOUT SPEECH LAST NIGHT.

I THINK THERE WERE A LOT OF TEARS IN THE ROOM.

>> WHAT'S YOUR ROLE THERE?

>> I'M A DELEGATE, AND SO WE WILL OFFICIALLY NOMINATE WALZ TOMORROW NIGHT AND THEN HARRIS ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

WITH IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE IN THE ROOM WITH OTHER MAYORS, TALK ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, THERE ARE SEVERAL MAYOR-SPECIFIC EVENTS HAPPENING HERE.

SO WHEN I'M NOT IN THE HOTEL ROOM, TRYING TO PUT FINAL TOUCHES ON OUR BUDGET, I AM -- I'M AT COMMITTEES AND CAUCUS.

>> YOU TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES AND OTHER MAYORS ARE FACING.

DO YOU SEE A SIMILAR THEME OR IS IT ALL OVER THE PLACE?

>> IT'S NOT ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THE -- THE U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS THIS YEAR, FOR 24-25, HAS SET THEIR PRIORITY AS HOUSING, AND SO WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT HOUSING BILL THAT WE WILL PROPOSE, NO MATTER WHO IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

WE WANT THIS TO GO THROUGH.

HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING IS ON EVERYBODY'S RADAR, ALMOST EVERYBODY'S, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY THE PREVAILING THEME.

INFRASTRUCTURE, OF COURSE, HAS BEEN A REAL THEME FOR OUR MAYORS CONVERSATIONS IN THE PAST.

OF COURSE THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL NOW IS -- IS CELEBRATING A DECADE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE ARE ALREADY IMPLEMENTING AND WILL LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENTING.

>> NOW FOR MORE HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

WEDNESDAY MARKED ONE YEAR SINCE INDIANA'S ABORTION BAN WENT INTO EFFECT OUTLAWING NEARLY ALL ABORTIONS IN THE STATE, AND FIRST QUARTER OF 2024 THE STATE RECEIVED 45 TERMINATED PREGNANCY REPORTS.

THE LOWEST NUMBER EVER AND DOWN FROM MORE THAN 1900 IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2023.

THE SHARP DECLINE MEANS MORE PEOPLE ARE SEEKING ABORTIONS OUT OF STATE.

>> ONE OF THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS STATE BORDERS IS IN CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, THEY SAW 90 PERCENT OF ITS ABORTION PATIENTS TRAVELED FROM 16 DIFFERENT STATES AND INDIANA, KENTUCKY WERE THE TOP STATES TRAVELING TO THAT HEALTH CENTER.

>> ALL OPTIONS PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES PREGNANCY AND PARENTING RESOURCES, INCLUDING VOUCHERS TO HELP PREGNANT HOOSIERS PAY FOR AN ABORTION.

THE SAY BEFORE THE BAN WENT INTO EFFECT, ALL OPTIONS WAS HELPING FUND 10 TO 20 ABORTIONS DAILY.

NOW IT'S DOWN TO 3 TO 5 PEOPLE A DAY.

INDIANA WAS THE FIRST STATE TO PASS A NEW ABORTION BAN AFTER THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE IN JUNE OF 2022.

>>> THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS IS ASKING THE COUNTY COUNCIL TO PASS A $200 MILLION BOND TO FUND A NEW JUSTICE FACILITY.

THE COUNTY WANTS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW JAIL TO REPLACE ITS AGING DOWNTOWN FACILITY AS WELL AS CO-LOCATE JUDICIAL SERVICES TO THE SAME SITE.

>> THESE TWO THINGS CANNOT BE DONE, WE BELIEVE, WITHOUT THE IMPOSITION OF THE STATUTORILY ALLOWED 2 PERCENT AND THE BOND OF 200 MILLION.

>> THOMAS ALSO REJECTED A COMMUNITY GROUP'S PROPOSAL TO REPAIR THE CURRENT FACILITY, SHE SAYS SPACE LIMITATIONS AND SAFETY CONCERNS WOULD BE INSURMOUNTABLE.

SHE SAYS IF THE COUNCIL FAILS TO PASS A BOND AT THE STATUTE-ALLOWED AMOUNT IT WAS AT RISK OF UNDER-SIZING THE JAIL OR PARTIALLY CO-LOCATING OTHER SERVICES.

THE INCREASE WOULD RAISE THE LOCAL TAX RATE OF 2.04 PERCENT TO 2.2 PERCENT.

TERRE HAUTE MAYOR IS WORKING ON HIS FIRST CITY BUDGET.

HE SAYS IT'S TOUGH FINDING THE RIGHT SOURCES TO FUND HIS PRIORITY INVESTMENTS AND THAT MANY CITY DEPARTMENTS HAVEN'T RECEIVED UPDATED EQUIPMENT FOR GENERATIONS.

>> STREET DEPARTMENT USED TO AND HAVE 80-SOME EMPLOYS ONS IN THE 90s.

THEY ARE DOWN TO 34.

OUR CEMETERY DEPARTMENT USED TO HAVE 24.

THEY ARE DOWN TO 9.

OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT USED TO HAVE 50.

THEY ARE DOWN LESS THAN 30.

YOU SEE WHERE I'M GOING WITH THE CONVERSATION.

>> THE CITY HAS LEARNED HOW TO DO MORE WITH LESS.

EVEN THE NEW CASINO REVENUE CAN BE SPREAD SO THIN.

SACKMAN SAYS THE BUDGET WILL BE UNVEILED EARLY NEXT MONTH.

>>> THE MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM SAW RECORD NUMBERS THIS YEAR, WITH MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING.

THE PROGRAM HAD A SPACE THEME, ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LIBRARY.

READERS OF ALL AGES USE A GAME BOARD TO LOG THEIR READING, DO ACTIVITIES AND EARN PRIZES.

>> IT'S TO SHOW PARENTS AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THAT WHEN CHILDREN GROW UP IN HOMES WHERE THEY SEE PEOPLE READING, IT REALLY MAKES A HUGE IMPACT INTO TURNING THEM TO FUTURE READERS.

>> MORE THAN 2600 CHILDREN TOOK PART IN THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR, THEY SAY THAT NUMBER HAS BEEN INCREASING STEADILY SINCE 2020.

>>> THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON MAY SOON ADD A PROTECTED BIKE PATH TO INDIANA AVENUE AND REDUCE THE ROAD TO ONE LANE.

THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION SOUGHT PUBLIC INPUT ON TWO PLANS AND WENT WITH THE MORE POPULAR OPTION.

>> WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT PEOPLE HIGHLY VALUED THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ASPECT OF IT.

THAT'S WHAT THE ONE-LANE VERSION CONCEPT PROVIDES.

>> THEY SAY THE NEW PLAN GIVES GREATER FREEDOM FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND BUSES, EFFICIENT DELIVERY TO BUSINESSES, AND SAFE PASSAGE THROUGH THE 10TH STREET INTERSECTION.

THE PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR RAISED CROSSWALKS WHICH SLOWS TRAFFIC WHILE IMPROVING VISIBILITY FOR PEDESTRIANS.

>>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY LILY LIBRARY COLLECTS RARE BOOKS.

ITS NEWEST EXHIBIT IS CALLED LOVE IN THE LIBRARY.

OUR AUBREY WRIGHT HAS THE DETAILS.

>> WHILE BOOK SALES GENERALLY STRUGGLE, READERS ARE SPENDING BILLIONS ON ROMANCE.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GENRES, BUT IT'S NOT USUALLY COLLECTED IN MAJOR LIBRARIES.

AT LILY LIBRARY, THERE WAS DETECTIVE FICTION, SCIENCE FICTION AND LITERATURE.

CURATOR SAYS SOMETHING WAS MISSING, ROMANCE.

>> WHY IS IT MISSING, IT'S SEXISM, STUPID.

IT'S BECAUSE WOMEN PRIMARILY ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY READ AND WRITE ROMANCE.

>> WITH HELP FROM BOOK DEALER REBECCA ROMNEY, THE LIBRARY IS SHOWCASING FOUR CENTURIES OF LOVE STORIES.

LOVE IN THE LIBRARY IS NOW OPEN.

BAUMAN SAYS THE COLLECTION IS DIVERSE, SHOWING THE GENRE IS FOR MORE THAN STRAIGHT WHITE WOMEN.

>> EVERYONE DESERVES TO HAVE THE JOY OF A HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

>> THE LIBRARY DECIDED TO ADD MODERN TITLES TO THE COLLECTION.

BAUMAN SAYS THEY HOPE PEOPLE FIND BOOKS THEY LOVE AND CHANGE THE WAY THEY VIEW THEIR OWN COLLECTIONS.

>> I START TO THINK HEY, MAYBE MY COLLECTION IS SPECIAL.

MAYBE WHAT I READ IS IMPORTANT.

MAYBE WHAT I LOVE BELONGS NEXT TO THE GUTENBERG BIBLE AND ALL THESE TOUCHSTONES OF HIGH CULTURE.

>> BAUMAN SAYS THE COLLECTION IS READY TO BE RESEARCHED AND FULL OF FORGOTTEN AUTHORS.

FOR INDIANA NEWSDESK, I'M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>>> THE LOVE IN THE LIBRARY EXHIBIT IS OPEN THROUGH FEBRUARY 15.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON INDIANA NEWSDESK...

SOME FARMERS AND LAWMAKERS ARE URGING CHANGES TO THE WAY PROPERTY TAXES ON FARMLAND ARE CALCULATED.

A COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA FROM COLTS OWNER IS ON DISPLAY AT IU STARTING NEXT MONTH.

THESE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT HERE ON INDIANA NEWSDESK.

>> THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.

>> GOOD.

>> IT IS EVERYTHING.

>> SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

>> COULD BE WORSE.

>> THESE TWO CRIMES ARE CONNECTED.

>> THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

>> MURDER AGAIN.

>> NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK, RIGHT?

>> I TRUST MY INSTINCTS.

>> I SHOULD USE THIS.

>> BUT SHE WON'T.

>> WELCOME BACK TO INDIANA NEWSDESK.

PROPERTY TAX ISSUES HAVE MADE MANY HEADLINES AS OF LATE WITH INDIANA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE MIKE BRAUN'S PLAN TO CUT TAXES STIRRING UP CONTROVERSY.

OTHERS HAVE BEEN DEBATING HOW TO HANDLE INCREASES TO THE BASE TAX RATE ON FARMLAND WHICH ROSE NEARLY 27 PERCENT SINCE LAST YEAR.

CLAYTON BAUMGARTH SPOKE WITH EXPERTS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY.

>> EVERY YEAR FARMERS HAVE TO CONTEND WITH OPERATING COSTS TO KEEP THEIR LIVELIHOOD AFLOAT.

>> BEANS DOWN 25 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR AND CORN IS DOWN CLOSER TO 40 PERCENT LESS THAN WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR.

SO THOSE TWO THINGS ARE KIND OF GOING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER.

EVEN THOUGH OUR PROFITABILITY IS EXTREMELY LIMITED, OUR EXPENSES FROM PROPERTY TAXES CONTINUE TO GO UP.

>> FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, PROPERTY TAXES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND HAVE SEEN BIG INCREASES.

BETWEEN 2022 AND 2023, THE BASE TAX RATE ROSE 16 PERCENT.

THIS YEAR NEARLY 27 PERCENT.

AND NEXT YEAR IT'S ESTIMATED TO INCREASE BY ANOTHER 20 PERCENT.

THAT MEANS WITHIN THREE YEARS THE BASE TAX RATE FOR FARMLAND HAS GONE FROM $1,290 TO $2,280 PER ACRE.

>> THE TAXES FOR THE GROUND THAT WE OWN FOR THE FARM PROBABLY WENT UP CLOSE TO 5,000 TO $7,000 THIS PAST YEAR, AND THAT MEANS IT COULD BE AS MUCH AS $10,000 MORE NEXT YEAR.

>> FOR FARMERS, THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS THERE ANY END ANY SIGHT FOR THESE INCREASES IS STRAIGHT FORWARD.

>> PROBABLY NOT BECAUSE, AS WE HAVE SEEN MORE AND MORE INFLATION, IT TAKES MORE AND MORE MONEY TO RUN YOUR COUNTIES EVERY YEAR.

SCHOOLS COST US MORE, THAT'S A BIG PORTION OF PROPERTY TAX.

THEN JUST COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

>> WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

WHY IS THE BASE TAX RATE FOR FARMLAND GONE UP SO DRAMATICALLY IN RECENT YEARS.

LIKE ANY TAX QUESTION, THE ANSWER IS CAME IMPLEMENTATION.

FARMLAND USED TO BE ASSESSED WITH A NEGOTIATED BASE RATE.

NOW IT USES OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF WEALTH.

>> WHAT THAT'S SAYING, WHAT IS THE PROPERTY WORTH FOR ITS USE IF YOU WERE TO SELL IT TO A DISINTERESTED STRANGER, RIGHT.

>> A COUPLE OF WAYS OF DOING THIS.

SALES APPROACH IS USED ON A TYPICAL HOME SALE.

IT'S WHAT WORTH TO SIMILAR HOMES IN THE AREA.

A COST APPROACH LOOKS AT HOW MUCH TWO COST TO REPLACE EVERYTHING.

IT USES A INCOME APPROACH.

IT LOOKS AT INCOME THAT COULD EARN AND USING AN EQUATION DETERMINES THE BASE RATE TAX FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND.

>> IT CALCULATES WHAT SOMEBODY OPERATING -- AN AVERAGE FARMER OPERATING AN AVERAGE ACRE OF LAND IN INDIANA COULD EARN, AND THEN DIVIDES THAT BY A CAPITALIZATION RATE.

>> THE PART OF THE EQUATION CAUSING THE LARGE INCREASES YEAR OVER YEAR THE INCOME TO YIELD VARIABLE.

IT LOOKS AT THE PREVIOUS SI YEARS OF CROP OPERATING INCOME AND AVERAGING THEM OUT.

AS AGRICULTURAL CONTINUES TO SEE HIGHER CROP YIELDS THAT NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

IN 2021 CORN AVERAGED AT $5.45 PER BUSHEL.

THE NEXT YEAR IT WENT UP TO $7.20 PER BUSHEL.

IN YEARS WHERE CROPS ARE SELLING FOR LESS THAN AVERAGE, LIKE 2024, FARMERS WILL FEEL THE JESUS.

>> IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS FOR THE LOWER PRICES TO GET IN THE FORMULA.

THAT BENEFITS US WHEN THE PRICES ARE GOING UP.

IT DOESN'T BENEFIT FARMERS AS MUCH WHEN PRICES ARE GOING DOWN AND THE BASE RATE IS HIGHER.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL FARMER'S TAX BILL CAN BE PULLED UP OR DOWN FROM THE BASE RATE DEPENDING ON THE QUALITY OF THEIR LAND, LOCAL TAX LAWS AND OTHER FACTORS.

LAWMAKERS AND INTEREST GROUPS ARE BEGINNING THE CONVERSATION.

IN THE FARM BUREAU, INDIANA CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION AND INDIANA SOYBEAN ALLIANCE HAVE SAID PROPERTY TAXES WILL BE ONE OF THE LARGEST ISSUES THEY TAKE INTO THE 2025 SESSION.

>> I HAVE SYMPATHY FOR MY FRIENDS WHO ARE FARMERS, THEIR TAXES, YOU MAY ARGUE WAS A GOOD BASE, THEY'RE TOO LOW BUT JUMP ALL OVER.

WE ARE NOT USED TO IT ON THE OTHER SIDE.

>> DELANEY SAYS LAWMAKERS SHOULD DEAL WITH THE ISSUE.

BUT MUST DO SO IN A MEASURED WAY SO TO NOT UP-END THE SYSTEM.

>> THE REASON WE HAVE PROPERTY TAXES IS TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

WE HAVE 2300 UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT GET PROPERTY TAX.

THERE'S A NUMBER FOR YOU.

INCLUDING 270-SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT GET PROPERTY TAXES.

>> AT THE STATE FAIR LAST WEEK, ALL THREE CANDIDATES FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DEBATED HOW TO HANDLE THE ISSUE IF ELECTED.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE SAID THEY WOULD CAP THE YEAR OVER YEAR INCREASES 3 PERCENT.

>> THEY CAN'T GROW 26 PERCENT IN A YEAR.

WE'LL GROW WITH ECONOMIC STABILITY.

WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT FARMERS ARE NOT SEEING THESE WIDE SWATHS OF JUST HUGE JUMPS IN THEIR PROPERTY TAXES.

>> DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE TERRY GOODWIN SAYS WHILE HE AND THE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DON'T HAVE A PLAN YET, THEY WOULD PUT ONE TOGETHER TO TACKLE THE ISSUE.

>> WE'LL PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY CAN GROW AND GROW THEMSELVES OUT OF THE PROPERTY TAX CRISIS WE ARE IN.

WE HAVE CRISIS AFTER CRISIS HERE THAT'S BEEN CREATED BY ONE-PARTY RULE.

>> THE LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATE SAYS PROPERTY TAXES SHOULD BE ABOLISHED ALL TOGETHER WITH 7 PERCENT SALES TAX.

>> INSTEAD OF PROPERTY TAXES WHEN YOU BUY A HOME, PAY A 7 PERCENT SALES TAX.

7 PERCENT.

IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE 7 PERCENT AT CLOSING, YOU CAN PAY 1 PERCENT A YEAR FOR 7 YEARS.

>> DELANEY'S PROPOSAL IS T INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THE STATE GIVES TO SCHOOL CORPORATIONS.

>> IF WE SEND MONEY FROM THE STATE SO THAT OUR PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT GOES UP, IT TAKES -- NOT ONLY HELPS THE KIDS BUT THE SCHOOL.

THAT ONLY HELPS THE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL AND THE TEACHERS, HELPS ALL OF THEM, NOT ONLY THAT, IT TAKES THE PRESSURE, REDUCES THE PRESSURE TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES.

>> THEY SAY AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S IMPORTANT VOTERS TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS EVERYONE, NOT JUST PROPERTY OWNERS AND FARMERS.

>> YES, AGRICULTURE IS ONLY 3 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION.

LAST TIME I CHECKED, EVERYBODY EATS PROBABLY THREE MEALS A DAY.

EVERYBODY IS INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE ABOUT THREE TIMES A DAY.

>> I'M CLAYTON BAUMGARTH.

>> HIGHER TAXES AREN'T THE ONLY THING WORRYING THE FARM BUREAU THIS SUMMER.

AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT BEING DEVELOPED IN LEBANON CALLED THE LEAP PIPELINE PROJECT HAS RAISED QUESTIONS OVER WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO USE THE STATE'S NATURAL WATER SUPPLY.

>> THIS YEAR, WITH THE LEAP DISTRICT WATER QUANTITY AND HOW DO WE PROTECT AGRICULTURE INTEREST AND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE COME UP WITH SOME GUIDELINES, GUARDRAILS FOR SOME PROTECTIONS.

>> HOW THIS ISSUE PLAYS OUT IN 2025 WILL BE DETERMINED ON ELECTION DAY IN NOVEMBER, WHEN INDIANA'S NEXT STATE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WHO CHAIRS THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AND RURAL AFFAIRS ARE ELECTED.

>>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY WILL FEATURE A SELECTION OF GUITARS FROM GYM RSAY'S COLLECTION STARTING NEXT MONTH AT THE McCALLA BUILDING.

ALSO THE OWNER OF THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS HAS BEEN COLLECTING GUITARS AND OTHER HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS FOR DECADES, ISABELLA HAS THIS REPORT.

>> LARRY HALL OVERSEES THE COLLECTION OF ITEMS RELATING TO ROCK MUSIC, AMERICAN HISTORY AND POP CULTURE AND INCLUDES OVER 220 GUITARS AND ABOUT 500 ITEMS OVER ALL.

>> DAVID GILMORE, PINK FLOYD, THE BLACK STRATRIGHT HERE, JERRY GARCIA'S TIGER OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER.

SOMEBODY FROM ERIC CLAPTON AND PRINCE, SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT WERE SUCH A BIG PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH ROCK AND ROLL.

>> GUITARS THAT BELONGED TO MEMBERS OF THE BEATLES ARE PART OF THE COLLECTION.

SO ARE THE HEADS OF THE DRUM SET THEY USED DURING THEIR 1964 PERFORMANCE ON THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW.

>> BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS, THERE'S ALMOST ALWAYS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

>> THE FIRST MAJOR PURCHASE WAS JACK KEROUAC'S ON THE ROAD SCROLL.

WRITTEN IN THE 1950s AND DEFINED THE BEAT GENERATION.

>> THAT WAS ALSO ONE CONTINUOUS STREAM OF THOUGHT.

THERE ARE NO PARAGRAPHS ON THE SCROLL.

SO IT'S A UNIQUE PIECE AND THAT ONE PIECE HE PURCHASED IN THE EARLY 2000S, AND THAT'S THE GENESIS OF THE COLLECTION WE KNOW IT TODAY.

>> HALL WORKS WITH ERSAY TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE COLLECTION.

>> I LOOK FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY JOIN THE COLLECTION, THERE'S THE ARTIFACT ITSELF, THE ARTIST AND THE MOMENT IN TIME.

>> HE OFTEN HOSTS CONCERTS WITH HIS COLLECTION.

UI'S McCALL SCHOOL WILL BE NEXT.

SOME OF THE LESS SEEN GUITARS WILL BE ON DISPLAY STARTING SEPTEMBER 27.

>> HE'S INSPIRED BY THE ARTIFACTS.

HE LOVES THE INSPIRATION, THE ARTISTS, THE PRESIDENTS, WHOEVER WAS CONNECTED TO IT AND WANTS TO SHARE THAT WITH THE WORLD.

>> YOU MAY SEE CORPORATE LOGOS ON THE HOOSIER FOOTBALL FIELD AND BASKETBALL COURT.

IU ATHLETICS IS PARTNERING WITH IU SPORTS PROPERTIES TO SELL SPACE FOR LOGOS AT THE 25-YARD LINE AT MEMORIAL STADIUM AND AT EACH END OF THE COURT AT ASSEMBLY HALL.

"USA TODAY" SAYS ONFIELD LOGO DEALS COULD GENERATE BETWEEN 3.8 AND $4.2 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR POWER FOR CONFERENCE SCHOOLS LIKE IU.

ONLY ONE LOGO WILL BE SOLD FOR EACH LOCATION AND ANY DEAL WILL BE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.

THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT WTIUNEWS.ORG.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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