2-17-14 walker promises not to increase property taxes if re-elected

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker is promising that property taxes will not increase through 2018 if he is re-elected this year. The Republican governor made the commitment during a speech today before the Wisconsin Realtors Association. Walker is not releasing details of how he will do it, saying only that it will involve a mixture of spending restraints on local governments and aid from the state.