Illinois, Indiana and Republicans

House Republicans propose redrawing Indiana's boundaries, adding Illinois counties
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston proposed a plan to redraw Indiana's boundaries to include counties in Illinois interested in seceding from their state, but the Illinois General Assembly and Congress would have to accept the idea.
Could Indiana actually take counties from Illinois?
In Illinois, 33 counties have voted to leave the state. Getting them into Indiana is incredibly unlikely. 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.
Indiana Republicans want to annex parts of Illinois
Starting in 2020, non-binding referendums to secede from Illinois and create a new state have passed in 33 counties. Now, a high-ranking Republican in Indiana wants those counties to join Indiana instead of making a 51st state.
Boundary battle: Indiana's plan to woo disgruntled Illinois counties
Indiana's legislature upped a long-standing rivalry with Illinois by introducing a bill to steal disgruntled counties. Why it matters: Indiana Republicans are seizing on the discord between Cook County and the state's rural counties,
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,
Indiana bill looks to absorb Illinois counties into Indiana
We have to wear this jersey with more pride as Indiana players." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer or when complications worsened his condition last year,
Illinois rebounds with rout of Indiana
No. 19 Illinois opened a 28-point halftime lead Tuesday night in a 94-69 blowout of host Indiana to bounce back from a double-digit loss to USC.
Republican Mike Braun sworn in as 52nd Indiana governor alongside Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith
Lieutenant gov. Micah Beckwith and Attorney General Todd Rokita were also sworn in at the Hilbert Circle Theater downtown.
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Weighing a proposal to close Indiana’s primary system
After an outside group encouraged Democrats to vote in the GOP governor’s primary last May, a bill has been filed to close ...
Indiana Republican Party chair calls Jan. 14 caucus to fill House District 42 vacancy
Indiana Republican Party Chairwoman Erin Lucas has called a caucus of eligible precinct committee members to fill the impending vacancy in the office of Indiana State Representative, District 42. The ...
Democrats were encouraged to vote Republican in the primary. This bill would prevent that.
There was an effort to encourage "crossover" voting during the Indiana GOP's last primary. Now a Republican is proposing a ...
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Indiana Republican Party to hold caucus for State Rep. Alan Morrison's replacement
The Indiana Republican Party will be holding a caucus to determine who will take Representative Alan Morrison's seat in the ...
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Mike Braun sworn in as Indiana governor
In his first remarks as governor, the Jasper native pledged he would bring high energy and "entrepreneurial drive" to the job ...
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Grand Old Pivot: How COVID, economic development and a changing GOP defined the Holcomb era
Gov. Eric Holcomb was the ultimate Republican Party insider when he became Indiana governor in 2016. He'd never been elected to public office, and it was a small group of committeemen who chose ...
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Braun sworn in as Indiana’s 52nd governor
Mike Braun was sworn in as the 52nd governor of Indiana Monday, kicking off a sixth term of Republican leadership in the ...
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Outgoing Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb looks back on eight years in office — and at what’s next
Dan Coats. He additionally worked for Congressman John Hostettler and as a state chairman of the Indiana Republican Party. Holcomb’s gubernatorial campaign lasted just 106 days, after former Gov.