Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) plans to sign recently passed legislation to explore options for bringing Illinois counties under ...

House Bill 1008, which was led by House Speaker Todd Huston, stemmed from Illinois counties that have voted to secede from ...

The bill would create a commission to explore bringing Illinois counties into Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have ...

House Speaker Todd Huston (left) and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray answer reporter questions in scrums held Thursday, April 27, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle ...

"To all of our neighbors to the west, we hear your frustrations and invite you to join us in low-cost, low-tax Indiana," said ...

Indiana legislation to study the absorption of secessionist Illinois counties heads to Gov. Mike Braun after a successful ...

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston's bill to explore bringing Illinois' secession-voting counties into the Hoosier State is on its way to Gov. Mike Braun. The House voted 64-23 Thursday to send ...

The bill was originally proposed by Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, who said more than 30 counties in Illinois have voted to secede since 2020. The counties, many of which are on the Illinois ...

Mike Braun's desk for consideration. "Indiana is a great place to live, work, raise your kids and enjoy a high quality of life," Speaker Todd Huston, the bill's author, said. "We welcome our ...

Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) plans to sign recently passed legislation to explore options for bringing Illinois counties under Indiana's control. A spokesman for Braun's office confirmed to the ...