Displaying 4 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "public records".
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#728 | Friday, September 04, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 4th, 2026 | 2 hrs 8 mins
citizen oversight, commissioners meeting, dr katherine callahan, elected officials, government accountability, government transparency, indiana politics, lapel, lapel council, lapel councilor, lapel government, lapel politics, local government, local politics, madison county, madison county commissioners, madison county government, madison county indiana, madison county parks board, madison county politics, open door law, open door violations, parks board, part 2, part 2 of 2, political accountability, public meetings, public records, residency issue, residency requirements
(Part 2 of 2) Once again, Dr. Katherine Callahan, a contributing correspondent from Madison County, Indiana, joins Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey for this 728th episode (part 2 of 2) of The Political Spotlight to discuss the past couple of weeks of political and governmental developments in and around Madison County! From residency issues involving a Lapel Councilor to the insanity of the recent Madison County Commissioners meeting, and the open-door violations and more involving the Madison County Parks Board... this is going to be an informative show, as always! #ThePoliticalSpotlight (This is part 2 of a 2-part series)
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#727 | Thursday, September 03, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 3rd, 2026 | 1 hr 44 mins
citizen oversight, commissioners meeting, dr katherine callahan, elected officials, government accountability, government transparency, indiana politics, lapel, lapel council, lapel councilor, lapel government, lapel politics, local government, local politics, madison county, madison county commissioners, madison county government, madison county indiana, madison county parks board, madison county politics, open door law, open door violations, parks board, part 1, part 1 of 2, political accountability, public meetings, public records, residency issue, residency requirements
(Part 1 of 2) Dr. Katherine Callahan, a contributing correspondent from Madison County, Indiana, joins Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey for this 727th episode (part 1 of 2) of The Political Spotlight to discuss the past couple of weeks of political and governmental developments in and around Madison County! From residency issues involving a Lapel Councilor to the insanity of the recent Madison County Commissioners meeting, and the open-door violations and more involving the Madison County Parks Board... this is going to be an informative show, as always! #ThePoliticalSpotlight (This is part 1 of a 2-part series)
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#726 | Wednesday, September 02, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 2nd, 2026 | 2 hrs 33 mins
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, politics, 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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#533 | Building the Benches! + Free Speech Battles Continue! + The PAC! | The Political Spotlight
September 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 58 mins
ball state university, charlie kirk, democrats, first amendment, free speech, gop, government accountability, indiana access to public record act, indiana politics, jennifer ruby, lincoln day dinner, local parties, midterm elections, midterms 2026, muncie resists, open door laws, public records, republicans, transparency matters
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the local GOP and Democratic parties ahead of the 2026 midterms, the growing battles over free speech in America, and then addresses a few public records request issues, sharing his thoughts about Indiana's record request laws and open-door laws. This is a must-listen episode you won’t want to miss! #ThePoliticalSpotlight