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GCA FORUMS NEWS Headlines Update Friday February 14th 2025
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33 Counties of Illinois want to leave Illinois and move to Indiana. Instead of moving or creating a 51st state, why not have Indiana take over the counties who want Indiana to take them over. A growing number of counties in Illinois are looking to escape the grip of the Democrat-controlled state and join Indiana, citing frustration over high taxes, overregulation, and the political dominance of Chicago. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston has welcomed the idea, proposing legislation to explore the absorption of 33 counties that have voted in favor of secession from Illinois. This movement mirrors the “Greater Idaho” initiative, where rural conservatives seek to realign with states that share their values. However, the plan faces significant hurdles, as both state legislatures and Congress must approve any border shifts. Democrats, who control Illinois, are unlikely to relinquish these territories, even as conservative-leaning residents flee high-tax, anti-business policies. The debate highlights the ongoing divide between rural America and deep-blue urban centers, where progressive governance has led to rising crime, economic stagnation, and mass migration to red states.
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The Trump administration is working to reduce the size of federal workforce, ordering federal agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees. The move could potentially affect hundreds of thousands of workers.
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The Trump administration is intensifying its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection. Hundreds of thousands of workers could be affected. In addition, workers at some agencies have been warned that large workplace cuts are coming. The Office of Personnel Management told agencies on Thursday to lay off all probationary employees. Even workers in the personnel office itself were not immune: Dozens of probationary employees at OPM were told on an afternoon group call that they were being dismissed and then instructed to leave the building within a half-hour.