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  <title>#528 | How Do We Keep Them Engaged? | The Political Spotlight</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey reviews two emails from Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour to the Muncie City Council about the 2026 Budget Process. Bilbrey believes the emails highlight a larger issue. Then, Bilbrey pulls up an article from the New Castle Courier-Times and reads their summary of the end of the federal lawsuit between Bilbrey and Henry County Sheriff John M. Sproles. Finally, everyone is talking about how there's "something in the air." It seems like more people are waking up to what's happening in our "political world" — but this has happened before, so Bilbrey asks, "How do we keep them engaged?" #ThePoliticalSpotlight</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this 528th episode of 'The Political Spotlight,' host Kristopher H. Bilbrey reviews two emails from Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour to the Muncie City Council about the 2026 Budget Process. Bilbrey believes the emails highlight a larger issue.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Then, Bilbrey pulls up an article from the New Castle Courier-Times and reads their summary of the end of the federal lawsuit between Bilbrey and Henry County Sheriff John M. Sproles.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Finally, everyone is talking about how there's "something in the air." It seems like more people are waking up to what's happening in our "political world" — but this has happened before, so Bilbrey asks, "How do we keep them engaged?"&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;VIDEO version of Ep 528: &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/live/BbQ7f4kL1CA" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://youtube.com/live/BbQ7f4kL1CA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <![CDATA[<p>In this 528th episode of 'The Political Spotlight,' host Kristopher H. Bilbrey reviews two emails from Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour to the Muncie City Council about the 2026 Budget Process. Bilbrey believes the emails highlight a larger issue.</p>

<p>Then, Bilbrey pulls up an article from the New Castle Courier-Times and reads their summary of the end of the federal lawsuit between Bilbrey and Henry County Sheriff John M. Sproles.</p>

<p>Finally, everyone is talking about how there's "something in the air." It seems like more people are waking up to what's happening in our "political world" — but this has happened before, so Bilbrey asks, "How do we keep them engaged?"</p>

<p>============================</p>

<p>VIDEO version of Ep 528: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/BbQ7f4kL1CA" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/BbQ7f4kL1CA</a></p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>In this 528th episode of 'The Political Spotlight,' host Kristopher H. Bilbrey reviews two emails from Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour to the Muncie City Council about the 2026 Budget Process. Bilbrey believes the emails highlight a larger issue.</p>

<p>Then, Bilbrey pulls up an article from the New Castle Courier-Times and reads their summary of the end of the federal lawsuit between Bilbrey and Henry County Sheriff John M. Sproles.</p>

<p>Finally, everyone is talking about how there's "something in the air." It seems like more people are waking up to what's happening in our "political world" — but this has happened before, so Bilbrey asks, "How do we keep them engaged?"</p>

<p>============================</p>

<p>VIDEO version of Ep 528: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/BbQ7f4kL1CA" rel="nofollow noopener">https://youtube.com/live/BbQ7f4kL1CA</a></p>

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