Indiana could get bigger and take on Illinois counties that have voted to leave their state, after Indiana Governor Mike Braun appointed five members of a commission to look into this.

The Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission, tasked with assessing how Indiana could go about accepting Illinois counties, was created in April, after state lawmakers approved House Enrolled Act 1008.

Braun signed the bill into law the next month and, on Tuesday, he announced in a press release the first five people who will serve on the commission.

Newsweek has contacted Braun and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker via email for comment.

Why It Matters

The proposal has reignited questions about legal and fiscal hurdles: changing state borders would require approval from both state legislatures an

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