Displaying 8 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "2027 muncie budget".
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#742 | Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 30th, 2026 | 1 hr 56 mins
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In this 742nd episode of The Political Spotlight, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey reviews the third and final meeting of the Muncie City Council's Finance Committee, held Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Bilbrey highlights several revealing moments from the discussion of the proposed 2027 budget for Prairie Creek Reservoir. He also offers more on the Delaware County Republican Party and what he views as its ongoing effort to influence Muncie City Council leadership ahead of the October 5, 2026, meeting. Finally, the spotlight returns to Winchester, Indiana, where Bilbrey reviews public records he received from City Clerk-Treasurer Kerry Sayre and explains what they reveal about the VOA "Winchester House" disaster. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#741 | Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 29th, 2026 | 1 hr 43 mins
2026 general election, 2027 muncie budget, bob mccoy, budget meeting, candidate questions, citizen engagement, citizen power, city council leadership, city council meeting, city government, clerk treasurer kerry sayre, david bockover, delaware county, delaware county indiana, delaware county republican party, democratic sheriff candidate, east central indiana, finance committee meeting, government accountability, government transparency, henry county, henry county indiana, henry county sheriff, indiana politics, kerry sayre, local elections, local politics, local republican party, mayor bob mccoy, muncie, muncie city council, muncie finance committee, muncie indiana, nora powell, official facebook page, political influence, public meetings, public records request, randolph county, sara gullion, sheriff election, social media controversy, winchester, winchester indiana
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers political developments across Muncie, Winchester, and Henry County. Bilbrey begins with an unusual Delaware County Republican Party social media post promoting the upcoming October 5 Muncie City Council meeting—something he views as more than a simple reminder and possibly part of a broader effort to influence Council leadership. He then shares responses from Muncie City Councilors Nora Powell and Sara Gullion on the recent Finance Committee meetings and previews the committee’s final budget meeting on September 30, 2026, ahead of the proposed 2027 budget reaching the full Council on October 5, 2026. Next, Bilbrey returns to Winchester, where he discusses the response to his public-records request about control of the city's official Facebook page and the controversial post that angered residents. Finally, he heads to Henry County, sharing questions sent to Democratic sheriff candidate David Bockover as TPS continues its 2026 election coverage. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#740 | Sunday, September 27, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 27th, 2026 | 2 hrs 6 mins
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Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey examines a bizarre dispute over who is actually running the City of Muncie, Indiana's Tuhey Pool. During the September 24, 2026, Finance Committee meeting, Parks Superintendent Carl Malone said he was no longer in control of Tuhey Pool and that responsibility had shifted to contract employee Jeff Howe. After Bilbrey sought clarification, Mayor Dan Ridenour gave a completely different account, saying nothing had changed and that Tuhey remained under Malone and the Parks Department. Bilbrey breaks down the conflicting statements, questions Howe's expanding role within city government, what the Parks Board and Finance Committee knew, and how councilors can responsibly build a budget when city officials apparently cannot agree on something as basic as who is in charge. The spotlight then turns east to Winchester, Indiana, where Bilbrey examines a controversial September 25, 2026, social media post that may involve Mayor Bob McCoy and has angered local residents. Muncie. Winchester. Conflicting accounts. Confused government. And one simple question: Who the hell is actually in charge? #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#739 | Thursday, September 24, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 24th, 2026 | 2 hrs 20 mins
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Piggybacking off the last episode... In this 739th episode, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey shows why he is so bloody frustrated with our elected public servants by reviewing the second meeting of the Muncie City Council's Finance Committee. It was, AGAIN, a difficult watch! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#738 | Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 40 mins
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Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey is nearing his breaking point... #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#737 | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 22nd, 2026 | 2 hrs 11 mins
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In Episode #737 of The Political Spotlight, Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey examines three local-government meetings across East Central Indiana. First, Bilbrey breaks down the September 22, 2026, Muncie City Council Finance Committee meeting, where the council began reviewing the proposed 2027 city budget. He questions who knew about the meeting, how councilors and citizens were informed, and what he describes as continued political gamesmanship by the Ridenour Administration and Council leadership. Bilbrey also explains why he considers the meeting a MOCKERY of the budget-review process. Next, Bilbrey turns to the September 21, 2026, Delaware County Commissioners meeting and the county's letter of intent regarding nuclear energy and small modular reactors (SMRs). Lastly, it's back to Winchester, Indiana, where the former Volunteers of America (VOA) Winchester House facility at 313 South Meridian Street was discussed during the September 21, 2026, Winchester City Council meeting. Bilbrey discusses the latest developments there and what he's done since the previous episode. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#736 | Sunday, September 20, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 20th, 2026 | 2 hrs 10 mins
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Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey returns to Winchester, Indiana, after two sources point him to a recent Board of Works meeting. Something in that meeting brings back a controversy from nearly a decade ago: former Winchester Mayor Shon Byrum (D), five Republican City Council members, Volunteers of America (VOA), and the decision to bring the "Winchester House" drug treatment facility to the community. Bilbrey revisits his criticism of that decision, explains what caught his attention in the latest meeting, and takes a long-awaited victory lap! Then it's back to Muncie, where the City Council is preparing to review the proposed 2027 city budget during three meetings: September 22, September 24, and September 30, 2026 — all beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET. Bilbrey explains what's at stake and why Muncie citizens should pay close attention in the coming weeks. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#730 | Wednesday, September 09, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 9th, 2026 | 2 hrs 44 secs
2027 muncie budget, Privacy, alpr, automatic license plate readers, board of works, city council leadership, city of muncie, city spending, civil liberties, constitutional liberty, council president, dan ridenour, data sharing, delaware county, east central indiana, fire vehicles, flock cameras, flock safety, government accountability, government oversight, government spending, government surveillance, government transparency, in god we trust, in god we trust ordinance, indiana politics, law enforcement technology, license plate readers, local government, local politics, mayor dan ridenour, mckinley neighborhood, mckinley neighborhood muncie, muncie, muncie board of works, muncie budget, muncie city council, muncie city council meeting, muncie government, muncie indiana, muncie police department, muncie politics, ordinance 18-26, police surveillance, police vehicles, privacy rights, public meetings, surveillance oversight, taxpayer money
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey turns the white-hot spotlight back on Muncie City government and several developments from Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Bilbrey begins with the latest Muncie Board of Works meeting, then turns to Ordinance 18-26, the proposed "In God We Trust" ordinance scheduled for introduction before the Muncie City Council on September 14. The proposal would require the motto on city police and fire vehicles. Next, Mayor Dan Ridenour defended Flock license-plate reader cameras. Ridenour publicly described himself and the city as "very supportive" of the technology, citing its use in investigations and positive results. Bilbrey pushes back, raising questions about privacy, government surveillance, data access, oversight, potential abuse, and constitutional liberty as other communities reconsider their use of Flock systems. The discussion then moves to Muncie's proposed 2027 budget, the City Council's traditional budget-review process, and questions about whether this year's council leadership and political dynamics will change how that work is handled. Bilbrey also looks ahead to the council's future leadership, discussing who he believes should hold key positions, who may actually get them, and what those choices could mean for the direction of Muncie government. Finally, there is another development in the ongoing McKinley Neighborhood situation—a story TPS continues to follow closely. #ThePoliticalSpotlight