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WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

Hour 3, 3-16-2026

WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

WIBC

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4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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0:00.0

Spring has finally sprung and we're kicking off the season with one of our favorite events of the year, Pansy Roulette.

0:06.7

Every spin is a win guaranteed to save 10 to 100% on plants, gifts, and more.

0:13.1

We'll see you at Sullivan's.

0:19.3

If the state is going to spend half a million dollars on a consumer program, people should

0:23.4

actually know it exists, or it's just a waste.

0:26.9

If no one uses it, they should actually know it exists and they should actually want it.

0:30.9

Oh, and maybe it should be cheaper than what they could just buy themselves, giving Hoosier's

0:36.2

free car history reports. sounds smart in theory,

0:41.1

but without letting us know the clear benefits,

0:44.1

it's just another program that is costing Hoosiers money.

0:48.2

You've got the Indiana Secretary of State,

0:50.9

Diego Morales, his office created a program

0:53.8

that lets people get free vehicle

0:55.6

history reports when buying a used car. The state paid over $500,000 for the program so far,

1:02.6

first on a contract with Experian and now a new extension, but fewer than 2,200 Hoosiers have

1:10.3

actually used it.

1:11.4

That's just a tiny fraction, just a little bit compared to all the money that is being spent on this contract.

1:18.4

Yeah, this is the most government thing ever and huge props to Indiana Capitol Chronicle for doing the investigative work on this.

1:25.5

Nikki Kelly, when we talked to her last week, mentioned this a little bit.

1:28.3

But so far, the state has essentially paid for 100,000 reports,

1:33.3

and about 2,200 reports were pulled.

1:37.0

This is the most ridiculous government thing ever.

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