A proposed bill would dissolve all townships in Indiana, except for Marion county, and remove all fire protection districts and territories.

Senate Bill 1 would cut property taxes by half in some cases, but that would take away from essential services like fire departments.

While no out-of-control forest fires have occurred in Monroe County in the past five years, numerous brush, grass and woods fires have happened. Just next door, Brown County State Park had a 110-acre ...