Indiana lawmakers propose state absorb disgruntled Illinois counties
Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal to explore splitting from the state.
Indiana Speaker of the House wants to take over Illinois counties that voted to leave
Indiana Speaker of the House Todd Huston wants to start a dialogue with his neighboring state. On Tuesday, the Speaker announced he wants to create the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission,
Indiana bill urges Illinois counties to join Hoosier state
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston wants the nearly three-dozen Illinois counties that have voted to secede to consider redder pastures.
Could Indiana actually take counties from Illinois?
Indiana lawmakers have filed a bill to consider adding 33 Illinois counties who have voted to leave the state. INDIANAPOLIS — On Jan. 14, 2025, Indiana House Republicans outlined their priorities for the 2025 Indiana legislative session, including creating a commission to possibly add several Illinois counties to the state of Indiana.
Illinois counties should secede and join Indiana, its House Speaker says
I think this movement has a lot more teeth to it than the governor has given it credit for,” said a resident of Troy.
House Republicans propose redrawing Indiana’s boundaries, adding Illinois counties
Indiana's highest-ranking state representative unveils plan to redraw Indiana's boundaries to include Illinois counties which are interested in seceding from their state.
Indiana Republicans propose annexing some Illinois counties
Republicans in the Indiana statehouse have proposed legislation that would redraw the state border with Illinois and annex some southern counties to the Hoosier State. According to Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston,
Some Illinois counties want to secede. Indiana wants to adopt them.
One of Indiana's most influential elected officials wants to take the practice of trying to lure residents from neighboring states a step further by annexing entire counties. Why it matters: Republican House Speaker Todd Huston's bill to create an Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission to "embrace neighboring counties that want to join low-tax,
'A low-wage state': How Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded to Indiana's secession bill
Indiana House Republicans unveiled their priorities for 2025, which included a bill to explore adjusting the boundaries of ...
Indiana House GOP to consider Illinois secession
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston wants the nearly three-dozen Illinois counties that have voted to secede to consider redder pastures. Among those, two counties that border Vermilion County, Iroquois ...
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Pritzker Calls Indiana’s Secession Proposal as ‘Stunt’
The proposal follows the November elections, where several rural counties in southern and central Illinois voted to explore ...
Iowa leaders amused by proposal to buy 9 Minnesota counties. Minnesota, not so much.
Iowa's boundaries remain largely the same as when the state entered the union in 1846. But one Republican senator wants to ...
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Todd Kramer named new head football coach of the Orangeville Broncos
“To all of our neighbors in the West, we hear your frustrations and invite you to join us in low-cost, low-tax Indiana,” ...