Displaying all 8 Episode of The Political Spotlight with the tag “emails”.
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#543 | Disrespect Toward Taxpayers! | The Political Spotlight
October 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 50 mins
2026 budget process, anderson, city clerk, city council, city council meeting, commissioners pass ordinance to cary guns, councilor dale basham, councilor nora powell, county council, delaware county, disrespect toward taxpayers, emails, grant county, indiana politics, investigative powers, local politics, madison county, marion, mayor, muncie, muncie city council, muncie mayor dan ridenour, resolution #17-25
The system is designed so that, regardless of who is in charge, the type of government, or the situation, it allows or even encourages elected and appointed public servants to be disrespectful toward taxpayers. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers a few odds and ends as he waits for the big meeting for the City of Muncie on Thursday, October 16, 2025. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#542 | Access, Emails, and an Investigation! | The Political Spotlight
October 14th, 2025 | 2 hrs 6 mins
2026 budget process, board of works, city attorney, city clerk's office, city of muncie, councilor dale basham, emails, executive assistant shareen wagley, investigatory powers, muncie city council, muncie city fire department, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, open door complaint, open door laws, open door violation, public access counselor, record requests, resolution 16-25, resolution 17-25
Counting down the minutes, hours, and days until the Muncie City Council meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2025. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey updates everyone on the Public Access Complaint, reviews some emails, and shares his desire for the City Council to investigate the Resolution 16-25/17-25 fiasco! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#536 | Will He, Won't He? - All Elected Officials SUCK! | The Political Spotlight
October 3rd, 2025 | 1 hr 42 mins
2026 budget process, brandon garrett, city council meeting, city of muncie, deadline, emails, finance committee, indiana, insurance, muncie city councilor nora powell, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, vacation
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey provides the final update before the Muncie City Council meeting on Monday, October 6, 2025. Tune in to find out if Councilor Brandon Garrett will be in attendance at the meeting and whether the Council will pass the proposed budget, or not. Crazy Times! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#535 | Ones & Zeros... On/OFF... Heads & Tails! | The Political Spotlight
October 1st, 2025 | 1 hr 57 mins
2026 budget process, brandon garrett, city of muncie, deadline, emails, federal government shutdown, finance committee, indiana, insurance, muncie city councilor nora powell, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, vacation
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey continues his exploration of the ongoing back-and-forth between Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour and various members of the Muncie City Council, specifically Finance Committee chair, Councilor Nora Powell. The wild thing is, it all comes down to a simple matter of ones and zeros, on/off, heads and tails. (2+2=4) However, it is being promoted as something much bigger! Be sure to tune in live or via replay, as you do not want to miss any of it! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#534 | Dan Said, Nora Said! | The Political Spotlight
September 30th, 2025 | 2 hrs 19 mins
2026 budget process, breaking news, city of muncie, deadline, emails, engaged, finance committee, grant county commissioner ron stewart, grant county government, indiana, insurance, madison county commissioner oliva pratt, madison county government, muncie city councilor nora powell, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey continues to examine the back-and-forth "he said, she said" between Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour (R) and Muncie City Councilor Nora Powell (D) over the proposed 2026 budget process. Bilbrey shares the latest emails exchanged between the two sides. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#532 | A Demand & a Deadline in Muncie! | The Political Spotlight
September 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 47 mins
accountability, communication, councilor nora powell, emails, muncie city council, muncie fire department, muncie indiana, muncie mayor dan ridenour, muncie politics, proposed 2026 budget, record requests, transparency
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey provides an update on the situation in Muncie, Indiana, following the city council's demand that the mayor give them a letter or email from the new insurance provider, detailing the latest figures and proposed savings for the city. That demand also had a deadline — Friday, September 26, 2025, which passed. Did Mayor Ridenour meet the deadline, or did he resist the Council's request? Where does everything currently stand, and what are the next steps for both sides? Tune in to find out! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#531 | And Then Mayor Ridenour Replied! (Muncie's 2026 Budget Battle) | The Political Spotlight
September 25th, 2025 | 1 hr 56 mins
city council, councilor nora powell, dan ridenour, emails, health insurance, muncie indiana, muncie mayor, muncie politics, proposed 2026 budget process
As the 2026 Budget process for the City of Muncie wraps up in these last few months of 2025, tensions seem to be rising instead of easing. While Muncie City Councilor Nora Powell (D - District 2) has been questioning and criticizing the Mayor and his administration over the past few weeks, Mayor Dan Ridenour now appears ready to push back against the Council and Powell specifically. Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the Mayor's recent remarks and shares his perspective on how this situation might develop. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#528 | How Do We Keep Them Engaged? | The Political Spotlight
September 22nd, 2025 | 1 hr 47 mins
2026 budget process, article, civil rights, courier-times newspaper, emails, federal lawsuit, first amendment, henry county sheriff john m. sproles, how do we keep them engaged, muncie city council, muncie mayor dan ridenour, new castle
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