Displaying 3 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "grant county".
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#726 | Wednesday, September 02, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 2nd, 2026 | 2 hrs 33 mins
Politics, allegations, chuck poling, citizen oversight, commissioner chuck poling, county employees, county government, county investigation, elected officials, former grant county treasurer, government accountability, government intimidation, government investigation, government transparency, grant county, grant county commissioners, grant county government, grant county indiana, grant county politics, grant county recorder, henry county, indiana politics, kathy foy, local government, local politics, madison county, meeting minutes, political accountability, political pressure, political relationships, political retaliation, public corruption, public employees, public power, public records, public trust, security footage, tiffany griffith, workplace intimidation, written statements
On this 726th episode of The Political Spotlight, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey puts Grant County Commissioner Chuck Poling under the white-hot spotlight. Bilbrey examines a roughly five-week investigation requested by Grant County government into Commissioner Poling's conduct, while also tracing allegations and incidents dating back to 2025 and, in some witness accounts, even earlier. Bilbrey walks through the timeline, the witnesses, the political relationships, and the government actions surrounding the developing controversy. Who knew what—and when? Were county employees pressured or intimidated? Were political relationships influencing county operations? What records, footage, minutes, statements, and other documentation can help establish what actually happened? Bilbrey also opens with brief updates involving Henry and Madison Counties. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#635 | Nut Up... Or Get Out of the Way! | The Political Spotlight
April 7th, 2026 | 1 hr 30 mins
2026 election season, Indianapolis, Portland, anderson, blackford county, city council, commissioners, delaware county, elected public servants, grant county, hartford city, henry county, indiana politics, jay county, madison county, marion, marion county, mayor, muncie, new castle, primary election nut up, randolph county, randy howard< flock cameras, sheriff, wincehster
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey has a clear message for all currently elected and appointed public servants everywhere, as well as for everyone currently campaigning to become an elected public servant! Specifically, to those current candidates aiming to win the primary and general elections to become elected public servants, listen very carefully and think deeply: Is this truly what you want? #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#543 | Disrespect Toward Taxpayers! | The Political Spotlight
October 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 50 mins
2026 budget process, anderson, city clerk, city council, city council meeting, commissioners pass ordinance to cary guns, councilor dale basham, councilor nora powell, county council, delaware county, disrespect toward taxpayers, emails, grant county, indiana politics, investigative powers, local politics, madison county, marion, mayor, muncie, muncie city council, muncie mayor dan ridenour, resolution #17-25
The system is designed so that, regardless of who is in charge, the type of government, or the situation, it allows or even encourages elected and appointed public servants to be disrespectful toward taxpayers. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers a few odds and ends as he waits for the big meeting for the City of Muncie on Thursday, October 16, 2025. #ThePoliticalSpotlight