
Mark Micetich
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Mark Micetich
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The Reflecting Pool has become a perfect symbol of the Trump presidency.

I hope it works, but I don’t understand pulling Davis Martin at 77 pitches when he was cruising through 6 innings.

BREAKING: Iran has reclosed the Hormuz Strait as Trump’s Peace Deal collapses









This isn’t a higher bar for data centers. Given competition, it’s effectively a barrier. These objections are based on outdated assumptions. It’s like the More Perfect Union propagandists are now governing. Populism may be politically useful, but will prove economically harmful. Repeating what I posted Friday: Tech companies won't waste time with us given these new uncertainties. Investment will flow to more receptive states. Further, concerns about data centers are largely overstated. Water is recycled in closed loop system and tech firms are now building and financing their own power. Unfortunately, this is pandering to a very progressive and uninformed electorate and will cost the state in potential jobs, investment and tax revenue. It is also extremely short sighted. If we want new and cleaner power generation, we should welcome tech firms investing in data centers with open arms. Much better for them to finance the new buildout of solar, battery storage and potentially nuclear - as they have pledged to do - than have ratepayers do so. And as the AI models and compute infrastructure get more efficient, it's possible that in the future data centers will end up having excess power (due to efficiency gains) that can go to the rest of grid - driving down longer-term consumer energy inflation. At a minimum, we’d be the beneficiaries of key infrastructure upgrades and rising local tax revenue longer term.

INDIANA ANNEXATION OF ILLINOIS COUNTIES The one-sided exploratory effort by Indiana to potentially absorb up to 33 specific rural and conservative-leaning counties from Illinois along or near their shared border continues to be discussed. This stems from frustration in downstate Illinois over Chicago-dominated politics, taxes, and policies. Here’s the current status as of June 2026:Background Starting around 2020, a growing number of Illinois counties (eventually 33) held non-binding advisory referendums asking voters whether they wanted to explore leaving Illinois and forming a new state (sometimes called “New Illinois” or similar movements). These counties are mostly in central and southern Illinois. In 2025, Indiana Republican lawmakers (led by House Speaker Todd Huston) responded by passing House Enrolled Act 1008. It created the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission to study whether those counties could be transferred to Indiana instead of becoming their own state. It was signed into law by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and took effect July 1, 2025. Indiana appointed 6 members; Illinois was invited to appoint up to 5 but declined (no companion legislation passed in Illinois, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the whole thing a “stunt”). The commission’s first (and so far only public) meeting was October 22, 2025, in Terre Haute. It heard testimony from residents who want to leave Illinois (though not all supported joining Indiana specifically). They planned a follow-up meeting for “early 2026” but no further meetings or final report have been publicly announced or reported since. Current Status (June 2026): The commission remains in existence but has made no formal recommendation yet. No boundary change has occurred or been voted on. Even if the commission recommends a transfer, it would require: 1) Approval by both Indiana and Illinois legislatures/governors (Illinois has shown zero interest). 2) Approval by the U.S. Congress (required under the U.S. Constitution for any state boundary change). Legal experts and officials on both sides describe it as a long-shot symbolic gesture rather than a realistic path to annexation. fox32chicago.com/news/indiana-a… @MicahBeckwith @LGMicahBeckwith @GovBraun @SenatorBanks @indianagop @INGOP @INFREEDOMCAUCUS @Trevor4indiana @HeritageIndiana @Indy_reporter_ @indystar @JayStarkeySen6 @Trevor4indiana










