Displaying 2 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "budget meeting".
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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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#739 | Thursday, September 24, 2026 | The Political Spotlight
September 24th, 2026 | 2 hrs 20 mins
2027 muncie budget, amber green, budget meeting, budget review, citizen oversight, city budget, city clerk, city court, city court judge, communications, communications director, council leadership, councilor dale basham, councilor jerry dishman, councilor william mcintosh, east central indiana, elected officials, finance committee, flock, flock cameras, frustration, government accountability, government spending, government transparency, human rights ccommission, idiots, indiana politics, judge, kristopher h bilbrey, local government, local politics, muncie, muncie city council, muncie city police department, muncie finance committee, muncie indiana, municipal government, proposed 2027 budget, public access, public servants, ridiculous, taxpayer money, the political spotlight
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