Property tax trial balloon calls for state takeover of funding

Back in the day, a small, “trial balloon” would be sent aloft to discern wind speed and direction before a balloon carrying people was launched.Folks were rightly concerned about rising into the heavens blindly, without knowing if a catastrophic whirlwind was aloft.Right now, we’re seeing plenty of trial balloons sent aloft by Gov. Jim Pillen to determine if a plan to dramat...