Capital Comments

About Capital Comments

Timely topics on public policy issues related to state and local government in Indiana published once a month.

Publisher

Purdue Agriculture

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2013

Latest episode

23 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

149 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2025

   Looking Back 25 Years

   Purdue ag economist of Larry DeBoer has been writing Capital Comments once a month for 25 years. Last month marked the 300th column. Let’s do one more, number 301. And let’s look back.

2. 

   10 Sept 2025

   Property Tax Reform: Phasing Out, Phasing In

   The Indiana General Assembly passed a bill to reform property taxes back in April. If the legislature makes no changes — a big if — we know what’s going to happen each year until 2031. Purdue ag economist, Larry DeBoer, predicts what the next six years of property taxes could look like.

3. 

   27 Aug 2025

   The Incredible Shrinking Tax Base

   Purdue ag economist Larry DeBoer explains Indiana's evolving tax exemptions and their impact on the tax base in this interview.

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YouTube views

2,196,501

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

76

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