SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Republicans argued on Wednesday that they were left out of a monthslong review of the state’s burdensome property tax system and their ideas were dismissed.

But the Democratic author of the report replied that the preliminary draft is still undergoing editing and he’s waiting for the House GOP to respond with suggested changes.

The report recommends ways to reduce Illinois’ property taxes, the next-to-highest in the country. It says Illinois’ 7,000 local government taxing bodies should be reduced, including consolidating schools, property-value assessments should be standardized to ensure fairness, and rules for appeals and tax-breaks for redeveloped land should be tightened.