Displaying 4 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "city of muncie indiana".
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#701 | Ridenour's Return & The Veto! | The Political Spotlight
July 14th, 2026 | 2 hrs 6 mins
"acting" mayor howe's veto of ordinance 13-26, 000 payment, 43-day medical leave, acting mayor george-jeffrey howe, affected property owners, attempt to halt any investigation, city of muncie indiana, court filings, howe's contractual procedural irregularities, local politics, mayor dan ridenour's return to city hall, mayor's temporary absence, mckinley neighborhood overlay district, muncie city council, muncie politics, neighborhood residents, other stakeholders, passed ordinance, political game play, questionable $66, unanimous bipartisan vote
Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour returns to City Hall after a 43-day medical absence, raising questions about the timing and whether growing controversy forced an earlier return. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey reviews the court filings that end Ridenour’s absence and George-Jeffrey Howe’s role as Acting Mayor, examines what Howe’s duties may be going forward, and questions whether the return could affect scrutiny of Howe’s contracts and nearly $66,000 in payments. Bilbrey also breaks down Howe’s veto of Ordinance 13-26, which created the McKinley Neighborhood Overlay District despite unanimous City Council support and backing from residents and property owners. He explains why he views the veto as political game-playing and what stakeholders and Council members can do next. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#668 | Little Bit of Everything! | The Political Spotlight
May 22nd, 2026 | 2 hrs 20 mins
2026 election, a few odds and ends, casey daniels, city of muncie indiana, delaware county indiana, fake tort claim, henry county indiana, henry county sheriff, indiana secretary of state diego morales, johnette cruz, local and state politics, muncie board of works meeting, muncie parks board meeting, muncie redevelopment meeting, randy howard, wibc
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers a few odds and ends about Muncie, Delaware County, and Henry County... along with all the fuss over Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and his bid for re-election. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#611 | (Muncie BOWs) & (Henry County Insurance) | The Political Spotlight
February 25th, 2026 | 2 hrs 21 mins
#sproleswatch, 2026 election season, attorney allen wiseley, bow member linda gregory, city of muncie indiana, henry county commissioners, henry county council, henry county indiana, henry county politics, henry county sheriff john m. sproles, insurance, mayor dan ridenour, muncie board of works, muncie politics
In this 611th episode of 'The Political Spotlight,' Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers a major story from Henry County, Indiana, and then, moving northward, he reports on a major announcement made earlier in the day in his home city of Muncie, Indiana. First up, Bilbrey tackles the Henry County Government's insurance problem! To be clear, the problem is current Sheriff John M. Sproles and the culture he has created among his employees. We then move on to the City of Muncie and the weekly Board of Works meeting, where Mayor Dan Ridenour announced that BOW member Linda Gregory would be stepping away from "public service" after 12 years as a Muncie City Councilor and six years on the Board of Works! The Mayor did not reveal who her replacement would be, but Bilbrey found out it was none other than local attorney Allen Wiseley, a young lapdog Republican, who, like Democrat Gregory and the other two BOW members, will be nothing more than a rubber stamp for Mayor Ridenour. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#529 | It's Going to Be Tight! | The Political Spotlight
September 23rd, 2025 | 2 hrs 4 mins
2026 budget process, city of muncie indiana, delaware county commissioners, delaware county council, delaware county indiana, delaware county politics, finance committee meeting, mayor dan ridenour, muncie city council, muncie politics
The 2026 budget processes for both the City of Muncie and Delaware County, Indiana, are nearing completion, and it's going to be tight. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the issues related to the processes happening in both Muncie and Delaware County. #ThePoliticalSpotlight